2015 partypoker.net World Poker Tour Montreal

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2015 partypoker.net World Poker Tour Montreal

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
453,122 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
3,500 CAD
Prize Pool
2,366,315 CAD
Entries
697
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
50,000

Leah and Deeb Go to Showdown

Level 5 : 150/300, 50 ante
Mike Leah
Mike Leah

On a flop of {10-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{9-Clubs}, Mike Leah checked, Chris Swaminathan checked, and Freddy Deeb bet 1,600. Leah called but Swaminathan folded.

The turn was the {k-Diamonds} and both Leah and Deeb checked to see the river of {6-Hearts}. Leah checked and Deeb checked behind.

Leah turned over {k-Spades}{10-Clubs}. "Two pairs," the dealer announced.

"Good hand," said Deeb, sliding his cards in the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Swaminathan
Chris Swaminathan
43,000 43,000
Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
WPT 1X Winner
30,000 -13,000
Freddy Deeb lb
Freddy Deeb
WPT 1X Winner
24,000 -45,000

Tags: Chris SwaminathanFreddy DeebMike Leah

Duhamel Out; Payman In

Level 5 : 150/300, 50 ante

Jonathan Duhamel got his earlier wish to "either win or lose." He has been eliminated and we expect to see him back tomorrow.

Meanwhile, Kayvan 'bindernutnut' Payman has bought a starting stack. He is one of this year's PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker Main Event final-tablists.

Player Chips Progress
Kayvan Payman
Kayvan Payman
25,000 25,000
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
Busted

Tags: Jonathan DuhamelKayvan Payman

BookieSmash Super Contest Week 10: Carolina on My Mind Read

Level 5 : 150/300, 50 ante

Interested in NFL sports betting? If the answer is yes, then the BookieSmash Super Contest is for you.

After another grind-it-out week, "The Collective" is 31-14 against the spread in the Las Vegas Super Contest. For the season, they are 5-0 when taking the Carolina Panthers, but that might change this week. As always, Rich Ryan, Donnie Peters, Brett Collson, and Mo Nuwwarah submit their top picks, arguing where they differ.

Tags: Rich RyanDonnie PetersBrett CollsonMo NuwwarahPokerNews PodcastBookieSmash PodcastSuper Contest

Esfandiari Buys In and Gets It In

Level 5 : 150/300, 50 ante

Antonio Esfandiari recently took a seat in this tournament and just put it all on the line.

On a flop of {q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}, his opponent led out for 3,500.

"You seem very determined," Esfandiari said and called.

The turn was the {q-Spades} and his opponent asked, "Did you have a straight draw?" He checked. Esfandiari bet 6,100 and his opponent called.

"Oh, you're active, Esfandiari said. "I like active."

The river was the {a-Diamonds} and action checked to Esfandiari who picked up all his chips and put them in the middle. His opponent quickly folded.

"You sucked out on me, didn't you?"

"I did not suck out on you," Esfandiari replied.

Player Chips Progress
Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
WPT 2X Winner
38,000 38,000

Tags: Antonio Esfandiari

Top Two Tangle

Level 5 : 150/300, 50 ante

Jonathan Duhamel and Mike McDonald are the top two Canadian players according to the Global Poker Index. Last week, McDonald held the top spot. This week, Duhamel is No. 1. They're neck and neck as the nation's best.

In a recent hand, they were neck and neck as well.

Duhamel min-raised to 600 from the cutoff and McDonald, sitting on his direct left, raised to 1,600 from the button. When action came back around to Duhamel, he pushed all in for a little under 8,000.

McDonald sat back in his seat to think for a moment, and eventually paid the call.

Duhamel: {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts}
McDonald: {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}

The flop of {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} gave Duhamel a flush draw, but McDonald was currently ahead. The turn of {2-Clubs} was effectively a blank, but the {2-Diamonds} river put two pairs on the board, causing both players to only contribute their ace kicker to the winning hand.

As they chopped the post, Duhamel said, "I wanna win or lose," looking down at his short stack and hoping for a double-up or an elimination to come back tomorrow.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
9,000 -7,000

Tags: Jonathan DuhamelMike McDonald

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 50

Second Break

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

There are 97 players left out of today's 117 entries as they head to their second 15-minute break of the day. They'll return for Level 5 with the blinds at 150/300 with a 50 ante.