Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2015 partypoker.net World Poker Tour Montreal
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2015 partypoker.net World Poker Tour Montreal
Buy-in
3,500 CAD
Prize Pool
2,366,315 CAD
Entries
697
Level
37
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
50,000
Brian Altman Tops Day 1a Field
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Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
After 10 Levels of play, 127 entries to the 2015 partypoker.net WPT Montreal here at Playground Poker Club came to a close with just 45 players remaining. Coasting up top was Brian Altman, bagging 221,600 chips for Monday's Day 2 as the only player to top 200,000. The next-best stack is that of Jacques Frenette of 190,400.
Altman joined the WPT Champions Club earlier this year when he claimed the title at WPT Lucky Hearts. That win back in February earned him $723,008, and he's well on his way to make another deep run here in Montreal.
There were quite a few other notable players among the late-day survivors. Mike Leah (107,700), Jeff Madsen (86,900), Anthony Zinno (77,000), Antonio Esfandiari (29,600), Will Failla (79,800), Mike Watson (38,900), and Dylan Wilkerson (28,300) will all be back on Monday.
Some of the players to buy in today but fail to hold on to chips include Eric Afriat, Freddy Deeb, Jeff Gross, Kevin MacPhee, Sam Chartier, Mike McDonald, Jonathan Duhamel, and Darren Elias.
Another field of players will fill the tables tomorrow to try to qualify for Day 2. Day 1b will kick off at 11 a.m. and those who don't make it will still have one more chance in Sunday's Day 1c.
PokerNews will be back for live updates of all the action from the first card to the last. Until then, have a great night!
Official End-of-Day Counts (full)
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Here are the official chip counts for Day 1a's 45 surviving players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
221,600 | 221,600 |
|
|
190,400 | -7,600 |
|
181,900 | 181,900 |
|
181,500 | 181,500 |
|
156,200 | 156,200 |
|
151,800 | 151,800 |
|
|
144,700 | 144,700 |
|
|
140,000 | 140,000 |
|
|
121,700 | 121,700 |
|
111,400 | 111,400 |
|
|
110,100 | 110,100 |
|
107,700 | -21,300 |
|
107,000 | 107,000 |
|
104,200 | 104,200 |
|
92,700 | 92,700 |
|
91,300 | 1,300 |
|
90,000 | 90,000 |
|
89,000 | 89,000 |
|
88,900 | 88,900 |
|
|
88,700 | 88,700 |
|
|
87,900 | 87,900 |
|
86,900 | -38,100 |
|
84,100 | 84,100 |
|
79,800 | 37,800 |
|
77,000 | -10,000 |
End-of-Day Photos
Here are just a few players from late in the day as Level 10 came to a close.
Krpan Gets a Quick Fold
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
When John Krpan called Antonio Esfandiari's raise preflop, Esfandiari called out, "Johnnnnny!" in anticipation of their heads-up hand.
The dealer slid out 
and Krpan checked. Esfandiari bet 6,200.
When Krpan didn't fold right away, Esfandiari said, "He's a fighter, this one. Look at him. He's a fighter." Krpan made the call.
The turn was the 
and Krpan checked. Esfandiari bet 11,000 and said, "There's no shame in just giving up." Krpan thought for a moment. "You know how badly I don't want to come back tomorrow, right?" Esfandiari continued.
Krpan pushed forward a stack of blue 5,000 chips and Esfandiari instantly mucked. "See?" he said.
Rollercoaster Runout for Zinno
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Anthony Zinno just called all in preflop and was holding 
to his opponent's 
.
The flop of 
put Zinno in the lead with a set, but the turn of 
put his opponent back in the lead with a straight. But the river flip-flopped it again as the 
gave Zinno the double-up with a fullhouse.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
87,000 | 46,000 |
Esfandiari and Sikorski Get It All In
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The player in the hijack seat raised to 2,300 preflop and was called by the player in the cutoff before Sebastian Sikorski pushed all in from the button. Antonio Esfandiari was in the big blind and went in the tank to decide his play.
In time, Esfandiari elected to call and the other two players let go of their hands.
Sikorski: 
Esfandiari: 
"I really don't want to come back tomorrow so I almost folded," Esfandiari said.
The flop came 
, then the turn was the 
, giving Esfandiari the flush outs. But the river was the and the two players chopped up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,000 | |
|
|
31,000 | -1,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Final Level Chips
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
As Level 9 comes to a close, here is an update on some of the stacks in the room. The final level of the day is about to get underway.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
131,000 | 7,000 |
|
|
129,000 | 109,000 |
|
|
125,000 | 72,000 |
|
|
90,000 | 59,500 |
|
|
56,000 | -28,000 |
|
|
42,000 | 13,000 |
|
42,000 | -45,000 |
|
|
41,000 | -1,000 |
|
|
32,000 | 8,000 |
|
27,000 | 3,000 |
|
15,000 | -13,500 |
|
10,000 | -16,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
|
Busted |
Vallee Will Be Back
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
Steve Martin peeled his cards and found two aces. He was the first into the pot preflop and he min-raised to 1,600. Just Eric Vallee called.
The dealer burned a card and swiped 
on the felt. Both players checked. The turn came down 
and Martin checked again. Vallee pushed all in with his short stack and Martin tossed in a single chip to indicate a call.
Vallee flipped over 
and said, "Nice hand" when he saw Martin's aces. The river was the 
and Vallee was eliminated.
"There's still tomorrow," another player said, hopefully.
"Ya, I'll be back tomorrow ... and Sunday and Monday too!" Vallee responded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |