Break!
With four levels of play now in the books the players are off on a 15-minute break.
With four levels of play now in the books the players are off on a 15-minute break.
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 50
2014 WPT Montreal champ Jonathan Jaffe is moving up the ladder slowly but surely.
He's won a number of pots without showdown and now has twice the starting stack.
He limp four-bet one time to chip up and has managed to earn a full double up with Jedi mind tricks instead of significant confrontations.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Jonathan Jaffe | 62,000 | |
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partypoker Team Pro Mike Sexton has fallen below the starting stack, but hasn't lost his patience one bit.
He joined the small blind in defending against a 700-chip open from the player under the gun. Then joined him again in checking the flop. The original aggressor led for 1,500 and Sexton was the only caller, taking them heads up to the turn.
Sexton checked, and when his heads-up foe threw 3,400 on the felt, he let it go.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Mike Sexton |
25,000
-5,800
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-5,800 |
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Local John Pentefountas has edged into the chip lead now.
He managed to flop top pair against bottom set, then go runner-runner to build a bigger boat than his heads-up opponent to drag a massive pot pushing him over 100,000 and into contention.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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John Pentefountas
|
118,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Jean-Louis Cyr told PokerNews he's won about 85 per cent of the hands he's played today.
This included making a set of kings, the nut flush and two pair more than twice.
The Maritimer is now on around 85,000 and among the leaders.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Jean-Louis Cyr
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85,000 |
Toronto's Marc Katz priced himself in with a three-bet on a flop with one spade and was almost forced to call with just when his opponent shoved.
He then went runner-runner to make a spade flush and crack his opponent's three nines. Not much later, someone tried to bluff him off top two and failed miserably.
Katz is now up among the leaders.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Marc Katz
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99,000
99,000
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99,000 |
Owen Sound, Ontario's Dave Graham is making a run at the dinner break chip leader spot.
He's got the biggest stack in the room right now after making a set against top two to push over 100,000. He's also managed to make big slick hold in a big pot and is now pushing 150,000.
With just a few minutes left in Level 6 it looks like Graham is the man right now.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Dave Graham | 145,000 |
With six levels now in the books the players are off on a 45-minute dinner break.
Play will resume at approximately 6:20 p.m. local time.