Defending WPT Montreal champion Jonathan Jaffe was the first one in the pot when he raised to 1,500. Another player three-bet to 4,100 and Jaffe called.
The flop brought and Jaffe called a bet of 5,100. The turn was the and Jaffe's opponent pushed all in. Jaffe snap-called, tossing in a single chip.
Jaffe showed while his opponent had . Jaffe picked up the big pot and the other player hit the exit.
Now that the dinner break is over, registration is closed for Day 1b. Today's number came to 235 players. When added to the 127 from yesterday, this event now has 362 entries.
On the turn with the board reading , Thomas Taylor checked to Freddy Deeb who threw in a bet of 3,000. Taylor called and the dealer put down a river of .
Taylor checked again and Deeb pushed all in, easily covering Taylor who had about 23,000 in front of him. After a full couple of minutes in the tank, Taylor eventually called, turning over . Deeb flipped over for a set, eliminating Taylor.
We arrived at the table just as Randy Pfeifer's stack was being counted so that he could receive his double-up from his opponent. On the board was and Pfeifer had for quad fives.
A player raised to 800 from middle position and Marc-Andre Ladouceur raised it up to 2,200, getting a call from his opponent. The dealer slid on the felt and both players checked.
The turn was the and Ladouceur was faced with a bet of 3,100. He called.
The river came and both players checked. Ladouceur's opponent showed , sending Ladouceur's cards in the muck.
Sam Chartier opened the action preflop with a raise to 700 and only Eric Vallee called from the big blind. The dealer spread a flop of .
Vallee checked to Chartier who continued with a bet of 900. Vallee called and the turn was the . Vallee checked again and Chartier bet 3,000 this time, getting a fold from Vallee.
With about 6,500 already in the pot, the board was at the turn with on the table. Igor Kurganov was checked to, and he bet 5,000. His opponent called.
The river card was the and it checked to Kurganov again. He fired in 14,000 chips, leaving himself about 20,000 behind. After more than a minute in the tank, his opponent finally folded.
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and Jaffe called a bet of 5,100. The turn was the 
and Jaffe's opponent pushed all in. Jaffe snap-called, tossing in a single chip.
while his opponent had 
. Jaffe picked up the big pot and the other player hit the exit.
, Thomas Taylor checked to Freddy Deeb who threw in a bet of 3,000. Taylor called and the dealer put down a river of 
.
. Deeb flipped over 
for a set, eliminating Taylor.
and Pfeifer had 
on the felt and both players checked.
and both players checked. Ladouceur's opponent showed 
, sending Ladouceur's cards in the muck.
.
. Vallee checked again and Chartier bet 3,000 this time, getting a fold from Vallee.
on the table. Igor Kurganov was checked to, and he bet 5,000. His opponent called.
and it checked to Kurganov again. He fired in 14,000 chips, leaving himself about 20,000 behind. After more than a minute in the tank, his opponent finally folded.
