Three players have hit the rail since we’ve returned from the break. The first to go was Gianluca Cedolia, as he open-shoved his last 261,000 from the small blind on the first hand back from break, and was called by Jonathan Jaffe in the big blind, who had him well covered.

Gianluca:

Jonathan:

Board:

27th place: Gianluca Cedolia, $15,800

A few hands later, it was Francois Billard who found himself with all his chips in the middle, and flipping with Edward Hislop.

Francois:

Edward:

Edward hit two pairs on the board to eliminate Francois in 26th.

26th place: Francois Billard, $15,800

Edward went on to make another elimination, as he 3bet Esfandiari’s 44,000 raise up to 128,000, and then called his 4bet shove for 416,000.

Edward:

Antonio:

Edward won his second flip versus a pair of black jacks, as he made three of a kind on the board.

25th place: Antonio Esfandiari, $15,800

The players are now back from break, and Mukul Pahuja (2,601,000) is currently leading the field. He is followed closely by Ratharam Sivagnanam (2,037,000) and Maduka Meragal (1,826,000), but with the average stack sitting on more than 40 big blinds, and levels up to one hour and a half, it’s still anyones game. Here are the chip counts entering level 23:

Table 56

1. Maurice Hawkins – 801,000
2. Sheraz Nasir – 1,573,000
3. Maduka Meragal – 1,826,000
4. Phong Truong – 591,000
5. Kevin Macphee – 260,000
6. Jie Gao – 633,000
7. Daniel Suied – 392,000
8. Gianluca Cedolia – 264,000
9. Jonathan Jaffe – 706,000

Table 63

1. Alexandre Blanc – 543,000
2. Ryan Fee – 339,000
3. Jeremie Damret – 364,000
4. Guillaume Nolet – 655,000
5. Samuel Chartier – 591,000
6. Tim Ulmer – 477,000
7. Nenad Sizgoric – 612,000
8. Philippe Plouffe – 205,000
9. Jeffrey Mulder – 400,000

Table 64

1. Marc-André Ladouceur – 1,831,000
2. Ratharam Sivagnanam – 2,037,000
3. Edward Arnold – 565,000
4. Philip Hui – 537,000
5. Lonnie Hallett – 861,000
6. Antonio Esfandiari – 491,000
7. Edward Hislop – 637,000
8. Mukul Pahuja – 2,601,000
9. François Billard – 637,000

There are now just 27 players remaining in the WPT Montreal and now that the tournament has move to 3 total tables there has been a complete seating redraw.

Here is the new seating order.

Table 56

1. Maurice Hawkins
2. Sheraz Nasir
3. Maduka Meragal
4. Phong Truong
5. Kevin Macphee
6. Jie Gao
7. Daniel Suied
8. Gianluca Cedolia
9. Jonathan Jaffe

Table 63

1. Alexandre Blanc
2. Ryan Fee
3. Jeremie Damret
4. Guillaume Nolet
5. Samuel Chartier
6. Tim Ulmer
7. Nenad Sizgoric
8. Philippe Plouffe
9. Jeffrey Mulder

Table 64

1. Marc-André Ladouceur
2. Ratharam Sivagnanam
3. Edward Arnold
4. Philip Hui
5. Lonnie Hallett
6. Antonio Esfandiari
7. Edward Hislop
8. Mukul Pahuja
9. François Billard

Playground regular Bill Kontaratos had a great run in the 2014 WPT Montreal, but he has been eliminated in 30th place by Marc-André Ladouceur.

Bill open shoved from middle position and it folded around to Marc-André on the button, who called the all-in bet of 262K. The blinds folded and the cards were overturned.

Bill:
Marc-André:

The community cards: contained some small cards, but not the 5 that Bill needed, and he was eliminated in 30th place.

Level 22 has begun after a short break – there will be breaks following each 90 minute level today – and we took the opportunity to update the counts on the leaderboard in the tournament.

1. Mukul Pahuja – 2.3M
2. Marc-André Ladouceur – 1.9M
3. Maduka Meragal – 1.5M
4. Francois Billard – 1.2M
5. TJ Ulmer – 1.1M
6. Jonathan Jaffe – 900K
7. Samuel Chartier – 900K

Through level 21, Mukul Pahuja, Marc-André Ladouceur, and Samuel Chartier are the three players who have had by far the greatest gains today. Mukul has added 1.1M to his stack, doubling his count to start the day, while Marc-André has added over 700K. Both players were among the chip leads to start the day. Arguably more impressive is the more than 700K that Samuel Chartier has added to the below-average stack he started with on Day 3.

Day 3 is only 2/3 of the way through the first level to be played today and there have already been 9 eliminations! Among those eliminated so far are Yann Dion, Andy Frankenberger, and Todd Terry, as well as Alexis Urli who entered Day 2 with one of the largest stacks in the tournament.

There has been a pay jump for the next few players to be eliminated, who will earn $11,850.00.

Photos from level 21

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Day 3 of the 2014 WPT Montreal is set to begin in about 5 minutes. The players are gathering here at Playground Poker Club – some are enjoying a nice breakfast at The Rail, others have already made their way to the table where dealers are already in place and the players’ bags are arranged at the players’ new seats.

There are still 49 players remaining in the tournament, and today they will play through as many 90-minute levels as required to take the field to just 18 players remaining. Of course everyone still in the event is already in the money (41 players cashed last night after the bubble burst), and the first player to be eliminated today will earn $10,120.00 for his efforts this week.

The remaining field is incredibly stacked with poker talent. Poker legend Antonio Esfandiari is still in the field today, starting the day with 306K in chips, while further up the leaderboard are established pros like Marc-André Ladouceur, Jonathan Jaffe, and Todd Terry.

There are also some experienced Playground Poker regulars still in the field. Philippe Plouffe, Bill Kontaratos, and Ioannis Pentefountas may not be household names, but they all have a lot of big-event experience and the abilities to make a deep run in the event.

There are two other Montreal-based players that warrant special attention. Samuel Chartier spent much of the day yesterday among the chip leaders in the event, and although he has fallen off the pace a little bit, he has both a vast trove of experience to draw upon and a great track record in tournaments here at Playground Poker Club, having won a High Roller event here earlier this year. TJ Ulmer is not very well known in the live poker world, but online he is a true legend of the game. Ulmer has already made one final table in this year’s Fall Classic – we’ll see if he can do it again in the WPT Montreal.

Day 2 of the 2014 WPT Montreal began with 301 players and played through 10 hour-long blind levels. By the end of the day, the bubble had burst and just 49 players remained in the tournament.

Day 3 begins November 24th at 12pm. Play will begin in level 21 with a small blind of 6,000 chips, a big blind of 12,000 chips and a 2,000 chip ante. Blinds on Day 3 will be 90 minutes in length, and play will continue until 18 players remain in the tournament. There has been a full seating redraw for the remaining players and they will begin the day with the following stack sizes.

Counts are provided by players. Chips have been sealed in bags until they are reopened before play Monday.