WPT National Montreal
Day 1f Started
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
WPT National Montreal
Day: 1f
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
Overlay Alert as Day 1f of WPT National Montreal Kicks Off at 10 a.m.
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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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Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Familiar Faces in the Mix
Level 1
: 25/50, 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 |
|
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
Tournament Field Peaking
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
There are currently 124 players remaining in the field with 130 total entries received. The largest flight thus far has been 111 and just three levels in to Day 1f the magic number for an overlay is getting smaller.
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 25
Updated Counts
Level 3
: 75/150, 25 ante
Isabelle Tremblay is in the field again today. If she doesn't make Day 2 in this flight, she still has one more shot in the turbo flight tonight at 7 p.m.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,500
34,500
|
34,500 |
|
|
16,200
16,200
|
16,200 |
|
14,200
14,200
|
14,200 |
|
|
12,400
12,400
|
12,400 |
|
|
10,600
10,600
|
10,600 |
|
|
8,400
8,400
|
8,400 |
Banger Misses a Flush Draw and Hits the Rail
Level 3
: 75/150, 25 ante
Kathy Sawers and Eric Banger were heads up to the 
flop. Banger went all in for 4,175 more to open the post-flop action.
Sawers had just a little more than the starting stack, 12,500. She called and was holding only ace high with 
. When Banger turned over 
, Sawers saw she was ahead and just needed to dodge a club or a five.
The turn was the 
and the river was the 
, giving Sawers the pot and eliminating Banger.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25