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

WPT National Montreal

Day 1d Started

08-22-2016 10:46 UTC-3

Overlay Looms as Day 1d Begins at 10 a.m.

[user270022]

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 runs 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, 90 on Day 1b, and 98 on Day 1c, there have been just fifteen players 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 has the second largest bagging the top Day 1b stack with 542,000.

Level: 1

Blinds: 25/50

Ante: 0

08-22-2016 11:11 UTC-3

Play Underway On Day 1d

[user270022]

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Cards are in the air for Day 1d with 31 entries. Blinds are 25/50.

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

08-22-2016 11:45 UTC-3

Some Familiar Faces in the Mix

[user270022]

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Poissant	15,000
Alexis Lucien Pierre Crenn	15,000
Diana Shamshoum	15,000
Benoit Jean	15,000
Francois Goulet	15,000
Eric Ranger	15,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 25

08-22-2016 12:29 UTC-3

Kevin MacDonald Backs Into a Flush

Brentharrington

Level 3 : 75/150, 25 ante

Kevin MacDonald opened in early position to 400. One player called before Ziling Zhang three-bet to 1,200. MacDonald and the other player called.

All three players checked the board all the way to the river. The board read and MacDonald led for 1,600. The other player folded before Zhang called. MacDonald showed for a flush and Zhang mucked.