Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2015 partypoker WPT Canadian Spring Championship
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2015 partypoker WPT Canadian Spring Championship
Buy-in
3,200 CAD
Prize Pool
1,148,480 CAD
Entries
370
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000
Engel Leads the Final 45 at the 2015 WPT Canadian Spring Championship
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Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Day 2 of the 2015 partypoker World Poker Tour Canadian Spring Championship was a quick one, playing down from 151 players to 45 and in the money after eight levels at Playground Poker Club in Montreal, Quebec, on Sunday.
Canadian Mike Leah came in with a big chip lead, but it didn't take long for that story to change as he lost a massive pot to Nicholas Palma and his set of aces, before dusting the rest off shoving with a flush draw against Kevin Singh's pocket aces and failing to get there. Day 1b chip leader and 2014 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown champ Eric Afriat chipped up early and grabbed the lead at one point, but the day truly belonged to Ari Engel.
Engel has been killing poker's minor leagues for years with multiple World Series of Poker Circuit wins and a Heartland Poker Tour title, but has yet to capture a true major. Today, he moved at least one step closer to a WPT win, becoming the only player to crest the 1 million-chip mark and buiding a sizable lead.
In fact, only Canadian Trevor Delaney, who knocked out Daniel Leduc on the bubble with a miracle river card, is truly close.
While names like Scott Montgomery, Matt Marafioti, and Marc-Etienne McLaughlin joined Leah on the rail, Afriat, Palma, Singh, Jonathan Karamalikis, and local WSOP bracelet winner Pascal LeFrancois were among those who bagged what should be considered contending stacks.
The 45 survivors will return to Playground Poker Club for Day 3 on Monday beginning at 12 p.m. local time with the $237,390 first-place prize within sight and at least a $6,330 min-cash guaranteed.
The PokerNews LIve Reporting team will be on hand for all the action from beginning to end, so keep it locked right here.
In the meantime, PokerNews' Caitlyn Howe spent part of a beautiful Spring day getting a taste of Montreal. Check out the video evidence below:
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,014,000 | -26,000 |
|
804,000 | 334,000 |
|
570,000 | 10,000 |
|
538,000 | 188,000 |
|
473,500 | 8,500 |
|
424,000 | 4,000 |
|
418,500 | 377,200 |
|
409,500 | 312,900 |
|
390,500 | 331,100 |
|
362,500 | 162,500 |
|
329,000 | 79,000 |
|
|
325,000 | 240,900 |
|
322,000 | -68,000 |
|
320,000 | 80,000 |
|
291,000 | -69,000 |
|
278,000 | -92,000 |
|
273,500 | 207,500 |
|
262,000 | 12,000 |
|
240,000 | 215,500 |
|
228,000 | 83,000 |
|
222,000 | 108,900 |
|
180,000 | 105,000 |
|
171,000 | 128,600 |
|
165,000 | 73,000 |
|
159,500 | 52,600 |
Pop Goes The Bubble
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
After almost an entire level on the bubble mired by tight play and a murky accusation of some type of soft play over at one table, the bubble has finally burst.
Daniel Leduc got it in with 
versus Trevor Delaney's 
. An ace came in the window as the flop fell 
, giving Leduc a scare, but a set.
The turn brought the 
, keeping Leduc safe, but the river was the 
, making Delaney a straight to send Leduc home on the stone bubble.
The rest of the field will get paid, but with just a few minutes left in the level it appears they will end the night with 45 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Engel's MIllion
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Ari Engel moved over the one-million chip mark moments ago, taking advantage of the suddenly laboring Rene Bourbeau.
Engel called a Bourbeau raise from the small blind, then check-called bets on third and fourth street as the board ran out 
.
Engel tapped the table again on the 
river, but Bourbeau didn't bite, turning over 
. Engel had 
and appeared to be trapping, but despite possibly missing some value, still dragged the pot and moved over one million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,040,000 | 105,000 |
|
|
250,000 | -20,000 |
The Bubble Approaches
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Entering the last level of play on the day they are just four spots off the money with 49 players remaining.
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
Bourbeau Bluffs?
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Rene Bourbeau just sent a big portion of his stack over to Dylan Wilkerson in a hand that ended in bizarre fashion.
With the post-river board reading 
, Bourbeau bet 35,000, Wilkerson raised to 85,000 and Bourbeau put in less than a call and announced a raise.
After much discussion the floor was called over and he was forced to make a minimum raise. Wilkerson called and won the pot without having to show when Bourbeau immediately mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000 | 386,800 |
|
|
270,000 | -140,000 |
Karamalikis Doubles Up
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Jonathan Karamalikis just found a way to double through Lu Zhang and leap into contention.
He got it in preflop with versus Zhang's , pairing up on a 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
350,000 | 309,900 |
|
90,000 | 32,700 |
Engel Pushes Past The Peloton
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Ari Engel has some room at the top of the chip counts now and is closing in on the one-million chip mark.
He got it in with a flush draw on a 
board against the shorter stacked Diana Shamshoum holding 
.
Engel got there to bust her and drag in a 250,000-chip pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
935,000 | 275,000 |
|
Busted |