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Level 3
: 75/150, 25 ante
As players return from their first break, there are 93 of them with seats out of the 99 who have entered so far.
2015 partypoker.net World Poker Tour Montreal
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
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
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 25
First Break
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Players are now on their first break of the day and will return for Level 3.
Some Early-Day Players
As Level 2 comes near a close, here are just a few of the players with chips right now.
Alibay Joins the Table and Wins a Pot
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Ami Alibay has just joined the action and got involved in a pot with Benoit Jean.
Alibay raised to 350 from early position and only Jean called on the button. The dealer burned a card and swiped 
across the table.
Alibay checked and Jean bet 600, getting a call from his opponent.
The turn was the 
and Alibay instantly checked. Jean checked behind after a moment's pause, and the dealer put the 
on the felt.
Alibay led out for 1,500 and Jean thought for a few seconds before throwing his cards in the muck, giving the small pot to Alibay for a good start to his tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,500
34,500
|
34,500 |
An Update on Stacks
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
With one full level of play complete, here's an update on the stacks for some of the players we recognize as they get into Level 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
59,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
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|
48,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
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|
45,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
41,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
39,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
38,500
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
||
|
36,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
35,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
34,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
28,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
21,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
|
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|
19,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Some of Canada's Best
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
As the field grows, several of Canada's best have taken their seats. There are 84 players with chips at the moment.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
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|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Some Early Players
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Here are a few of the players we recognize early in the day. We'll get to know many more of them as the day goes on.
Players, don't forget that you can update your own chip counts by using our MyStack app so your hordes of fans can follow along at home.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
Start-of-Day Field
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
As play gets underway, the tournament clock shows 58 entries to Day 1a with late registration open through the end of the break that follows Level 6.