Main Event
Day 2 Started
Main Event
Day 2 Started
Now it gets exciting! With the three starting days in the books, 294 players are set to return for Day 2 today at Playground Poker Club for WPT Montreal.
Leading the way will be Abdallah Aljboul but several more players are not far behind. There are many of poker's best players still in this event, looking for a prestigious World Poker Tour title to add to their resume.
The prize pool has been set at $2,366,315 from the 697 entries. The top prize will be $433,410 CAD as well as a $15,400 seat in the WPT World Championship.
After nine more one-hour levels today, they'll be one step closer to being in the top 81 players that collect a prize at WPT Montreal. Follow along here on the live blog as we bring you updates on the big stacks, notable players, and most exciting hands.
The players have mostly filed in and found their seats and the tournament director has just given the instruction to shuffle up and deal. Day 2 is underway!
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Shakeeb Kazemipur raised to 2,500 preflop and was called by two players including Leslie Matchim. The dealer fanned a flop of and it checked to Matchim. He bet 4,000 and only Kazemipur called.
The turn was the and Kazempir checked. Matchim continued with a bet of 8,000 and Kazemipur took only a moment to flick his cards in the muck.
Jason Guiley and Herbert Montabalno got it all in preflop and Guiley held the best two cards in hold'em: . Montabalno was in need of help with .
The board ran out clean for the aces: . Guiley picked up the big double-up and Montabalno was left with half of what he once had.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jason Guiley |
112,000
75,900
|
75,900 |
Herbert Montabalno
|
40,000
-47,900
|
-47,900 |
Thomas Taylor was on the button and Sam Chartier was in the big blind. We arrived at the table in the middle of the preflop raising war with a raise to 15,100 in front of Chartier. Taylor thought for a while before raising it to 25,200. Chartier flat-called.
The dealer swiped on the table and Chartier checked. Taylor bet 10,200, leaving him very little behind, and Chartier pushed all in. Taylor instantly threw in a chip to call.
Chartier:
Taylor:
Taylor needed to catch an ace to catch up, but the turn and river came and Chartier picked up the big pot. Taylor was left with only a couple of big blinds.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Samuel Chartier |
126,000
65,100
|
65,100 |
Thomas Taylor |
3,000
-47,600
|
-47,600 |
Harley Stoffmaker was the first in the hand when he raised to 2,500 from middle position and Ricardo Alvarado reraised from the hijack seat to 7,000. Brian Altman flatted from the cutoff position and Stoffmaker folded when action came back around to him.
The dealer flipped over and Alvarado checked. Altman bet 11,500 and Alvarado called.
The turn was the and Alvarado checked. Altman continued with a bet of 19,000 and Alvarado gave up his cards.
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200