We have just reached the money here at the PartyPoker WPT Montreal Main Event, and the 99 players that remain are now guaranteed a minimum cash of $5,531! But for the most of these players, this was just another step they had to pass on the way to their ultimate goal, the WPT title, which comes with a whopping $517,049 prize, a seat to the WPT World Championship, worth $15,400, and the WPT Montreal Champions belt!
Playground Poker Players Club member Valerie Ross was just two spots away from making the money, as she pushed in her last 10 big blinds in with 
, and was called by Patrick St-Onge from the big blind, who was holding 
and a more than healthy stack. The board ran out 
, and although Valerie was happy to see the king fall on the turn, she gave out a little sigh when the river gave Patrick the flush, but she walked off with a smile, and congratulated her tablemates.
Just as the tournament director announced that hand-for-hand play would start, there was another all-in at a different table which resulted in the bubble bursting. Unfortunately it was local hero Sebastien Drolet-Poitras, the tournament chip leader at the start of the day, who came out short in the hand and finished in 100th place.
Congratulations to our 99 in-the-money players!