WPT National Montreal Day 1a | 2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards

08-19-2016 16:15 UTC-3

Full Counts From Table 62

[user270022]

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sanjeepan Sathasivam	33,000
Pascal Monarque	31,500
Anthony Pelletier	31,500
Patrick Dattilo	29,600
Aaron Shepard	29,000
James Nortcliffe	25,000
Sebastien Proulx	23,800
Christopher Collins	23,800 -23,700	-23,700
Kenneth Wigfield	21,000 -24,000	-24,000

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

08-19-2016 16:02 UTC-3

Today's Pay Structure Released

[user270022]

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

There is a special payout structure for Day 1's at the WPT National Montreal. The top five spots today will earn a seat on Day 2 guaranteed $1,500. Sixth and seventh-place will earn $1,250, Eighth and ninth-place take home $1,000, and 10th and 11th-place finishers will walk away with $750. There are currently 36 runners still in contention.

08-19-2016 15:48 UTC-3

A Few Early Bust-Outs

[user270022]

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Bussieres	Busted
[Removed:105]	Busted
Michael Pitcher	Busted

08-19-2016 15:42 UTC-3

Late Registration has Closed

[user270022]

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Level 9 is underway and with that late entry for Day 1a has closed. A total of 85 entries were received today with 69 entries and 16 re-entries. There are currently 42 remaining.

Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

08-19-2016 15:32 UTC-3

Photos From Day 1a

Brentharrington

08-19-2016 15:31 UTC-3

Top Stacks at the Break

[user270022]

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabio Luongo	85,000 33,000	33,000
Spencer Stacey	69,000
Benoit Beaulac	63,500 63,500	63,500
Michael Bellizzi	59,500 25,000	25,000
Jean-Philippe Piquette	57,300 57,300	57,300
Kenneth Wigfield	45,000 3,000	3,000

08-19-2016 15:24 UTC-3

Break Time

Brentharrington

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Players are on a 15-minute break. There are 44 players remaining at the end of the break and registration ends at the start of the next level.

08-19-2016 15:11 UTC-3

Maxime Hebert Fills Up, Fabio Luongo Takes a Hit

Brentharrington

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Fabio Luongo got off to a fast start today but hit a little bit of a hiccup against Maxime Hebert.

The board read and Hebert bet, Luongo asked how much Hebert had behind and then raised. The two players quickly got all in and Luongo showed a flush draw with . Hebert had trip eights holding .

The turn completed Luongo's flush with the , but the river filled Hebert up with the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabio Luongo	52,000 -13,000	-13,000
Maxime Hebert	43,000

Tags: Fabio Luongo Maxime Hebert