WPT National Montreal
Day 1c Started
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
WPT National Montreal
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
Buy-in
540 CAD
Prize Pool
427,945 CAD
Entries
817
Level
32
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
25,000
Day 1c of WPT National Montreal Gets Cards in the Air at 10 a.m.
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Welcome to Day 1c of the World Poker Tour (WPT) National Montreal. The $600 NL Hold'em event aligned with the World Cup of Cards hosted by Playground Poker Club in Kahnawake, Quebec boasts a $400,000 guarantee with seven starting flights. The event will run between August 19-25.
Playground has been a favourite stop for the WPT in Canada. This will be the ninth time a champion is crowned by the WPT inside Playground. Some former champions include Jonathan Roy, Jason Comtois, Amir Babakhani, Jared Mahoney, Sheraz Nasir, and Derrick Rosenbarger.
Each Day 1 will pay 12% of the starting field and play down to the final 5%. Payouts will be $750, $1,000 or $1,250 based on where a player busts. This is a re-entry event and players will have the option to re-enter on any Day 1 before registration closes at the end of the break following Level 8. Players may choose to play multiple Day 1’s even if they have previously qualified. Only a player’s best stack will carry over to Day 2, though any forfeited stack will be worth a bonus $1,500.
With 85 entries on Day 1a and 90 entries on Day 1b, there have been just ten players to qualify for Day 2, five from each day. Benoit Beaulac has the top stack collecting over 50% of the chips in play after day 1a with 648,000. Frank Gregory bagged the top Day 1b stack with 542,000.
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Play Underway on Day 1c
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
There are currently 45 entries displayed on the tournament clock.
Two Familiar Faces, A New Challenger Arises
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Kathy Sawers is in the field today, after already making Day 2 of Event #1: Quantum No Limit Hold em in the first flight.
Isabelle Tremblay is also playing today and trying to improve on her previous attempts in earlier flights.
Laurence Grondin is making her first appearance of the series in today's flight. She has over $300,000 in lifetime tournament earnings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Some Familiar Faces in the Mix
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 25
Updated Counts
Level 3
: 75/150, 25 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,200
18,200
|
18,200 |
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
14,200
-800
|
-800 |
|
12,100
12,100
|
12,100 |
Terry Flood Working Back Up
Level 3
: 75/150, 25 ante
Terry Flood opened with a limp in early position and Spencer Stacey called from the small blind. Renaud Conti was in the big blind and raised to 500. Both Flood and Stacey called.
The flop came 
and Stacey checked. Conti bet 600 and both his opponents called.
The turn was the 
and this time the action checked to Flood. He bet 2,000. Stacey and Conti folded.
Flood won the pot and is now just under 10,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,700
-1,300
|
-1,300 |
|
12,600
12,600
|
12,600 |
|
|
9,400
9,400
|
9,400 |