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

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08-23-2016 09:45 UTC-3

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Welcome to Day 1f 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.

There have been 460 total entries through the first five flights with just 25 players qualifying for Day 2. 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.

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