The 50 remaining players have assembled around the 6 tables in play to start the day and play has just resumed in the 2016 partypoker.net WPT Montreal. Play today will continue for 5 levels of 90 minutes each, with a seating redraw to come later on when 27 players remain. Players are already in the money in the event, with the next eliminations set to cash for $8,280 and the next pay bump for the player eliminated in 45th place.
Good luck!
Day 2 in the partypoker.net WPT Montreal began at 12:00pm November 14th with 274 players at the tables, and after 9 levels of play, just 50 players remain. The tournament is now in the money, and 31 players have already been paid. The results to date can be seen on the official results page.
Play will resume tomorrow – November 15th – at 12:00pm and when it resumes, the remaining players will be seated according to the following chart.
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| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Seat | Siège | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin | Liberto | Table 34 - Seat 1 | 399,000 |
| Jake | Schwartz | Table 34 - Seat 2 | 286,000 |
| Haralambos | Tsivicos | Table 34 - Seat 4 | 148,000 |
| Jason | James | Table 34 - Seat 5 | 306,000 |
| Theodore | Doukas | Table 34 - Seat 6 | 694,000 |
| Michael | Malm | Table 34 - Seat 7 | 93,000 |
| Andrew | Frankenberger | Table 34 - Seat 8 | 169,000 |
| Mike | Sexton | Table 34 - Seat 9 | 96,000 |
| Tam | Ho | Table 35 - Seat 1 | 800,000 |
| Darren | Elias | Table 35 - Seat 2 | 304,000 |
| Samuel Louis | Gagnon | Table 35 - Seat 3 | 604,000 |
| Ryan Michael | D'Angelo | Table 35 - Seat 4 | 326,000 |
| Geoffrey | Hum | Table 35 - Seat 5 | 301,000 |
| Samuel Robert | Phillips | Table 35 - Seat 6 | 309,000 |
| Martin | Raus | Table 35 - Seat 8 | 80,000 |
| Thanh Tri | Nguyen | Table 35 - Seat 9 | 170,000 |
| Chris | McClung | Table 36 - Seat 2 | 151,000 |
| Ema | Zajmovic | Table 36 - Seat 3 | 807,000 |
| Azim | Popatia | Table 36 - Seat 4 | 124,000 |
| Nadir | Lalji | Table 36 - Seat 5 | 286,000 |
| Jonathan | Abdellatif | Table 36 - Seat 6 | 403,000 |
| Alexander William | Keating | Table 36 - Seat 7 | 721,000 |
| Jeffery | Rossiter | Table 36 - Seat 8 | 332,000 |
| Patrick | Cartier | Table 36 - Seat 9 | 227,000 |
| Kevin | MacDonald | Table 38 - Seat 1 | 532,000 |
| Joshua | Trott | Table 38 - Seat 2 | 308,000 |
| Demosthenes | Kiriopoulos | Table 38 - Seat 3 | 251,000 |
| Poorya | Nazari | Table 38 - Seat 4 | 506,000 |
| Darryll Scott | Fish | Table 38 - Seat 5 | 150,000 |
| Seena | Abedi-Sarvestani | Table 38 - Seat 6 | 486,000 |
| Stuart | Taylor | Table 38 - Seat 7 | 418,000 |
| Ilan Charlot | Boujenah | Table 38 - Seat 9 | 552,000 |
| Josue | Sauvageau | Table 39 - Seat 1 | 375,000 |
| Terry Leon | Schumacher | Table 39 - Seat 2 | 455,000 |
| Izhak | Aliasi Sini | Table 39 - Seat 3 | 411,000 |
| Michael Philippe | Gathy | Table 39 - Seat 4 | 860,000 |
| Benny | Chen | Table 39 - Seat 5 | 502,000 |
| Frederick | Mowatt | Table 39 - Seat 6 | 367,000 |
| Jason | Mann | Table 39 - Seat 7 | 796,000 |
| Simon | Charette | Table 39 - Seat 8 | 349,000 |
| Dakota | Vandine | Table 39 - Seat 9 | 126,000 |
| David | Sorgente | Table 40 - Seat 1 | 78,000 |
| Ivan | Fazal Karim | Table 40 - Seat 2 | 443,000 |
| Robert Earl | McGhee | Table 40 - Seat 3 | 711,000 |
| Herbert Paul JR | Montabalno | Table 40 - Seat 4 | 150,000 |
| Brian | Altman | Table 40 - Seat 5 | 545,000 |
| Antonin | Duda | Table 40 - Seat 6 | 633,000 |
| Andrew Paul | Grose | Table 40 - Seat 7 | 353,000 |
| Jeffrey | Cormier | Table 40 - Seat 8 | 559,000 |
| Feizal | Satchu | Table 40 - Seat 9 | 391,000 |
After 9 levels of grueling poker, players have finally bagged their assets. The field is now down to 50 players, and they will all return tomorrow at 12pm for Day 3. Michael Philippe Gathy finished the day with 860K, which is the leading stack into Day 3. He is followed very closely by Ema Zajmovic, who managed to skyrocket into the leaders’ circle in the last few moments, with aces as a propeller.
The full counts for Day 3 qualifiers will be published here shortly, but here is a look at the largest stacks:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Philippe | Gathy | 860,000 |
| Ema | Zajmovic | 807,000 |
| Jason | Mann | 796,000 |
| Alexander William | Keating | 721,000 |
| Theodore | Doukas | 694,000 |
| Antonin | Duda | 633,000 |
| Samuel Louis | Gagnon | 604,000 |
As is customary after a bubble burst, eliminations have picked up quite a bit. The field has shrunk considerably in the last 45 minutes, going from 81 to 55. Players are now half-way through the last level of the day, with about 30 minutes to go before they bag their chips onto Day 3.
Here photos of some of the healthiest stacks:
Recent Eliminations
63rd place: Eric Afriat, $7,410.00
64th place: Richard Edwin Mask, $6,750.00
65th place: Ronald Laplante, $6,750.00
66th place: Emanuele Carpignano, $6,750.00
67th place: Keven Michael Stammen, $6,750.00
68th place: Andrew Boujaoude, $6,750.00
69th place: Jamey Allen, $6,750.00
70th place: Kyle Bowker, $6,750.00
71st place: Michael Dentale, $6,750.00
72nd place: Tomislav Radisic, $6,750.00
73rd place: William Blais, $6,100.00
74th place: Edward Zakaria, $6,100.00
75th place: Nick Nickoletopoulos, $6,100.00
76th place: Shane Brandy Foulds, $6,100.00
77th place: Jean-Pascal Savard, $6,100.00
78th place: Ryan David McEathron, $6,100.00
79th place: Garrett Jason Greer, $6,100.00
80th place: David Valcourt-Dube, $6,100.00
81st place: Francois Goulet, $6,100.00
All tables had finished their hand, and the room was waiting on table 67. Akshay Sutar had shoved his remaining 57K, and action was on Lefrançois, who had been in the tank for a short while, sitting on 61K himself. Lefrançois finally made the call, and the cards were exposed.
Pascal Lefrançois: 
Akshay Sutar: 
The board was revealed: 
. The bubble had burst, and the remaining players are now in the money, all guaranteed $6,100.00.
Congratulations everyone!
Ema Zajmovic opened to 13K from under the gun, and Andy Frankenberger 3bet to 30K from middle position. The rest of the players got out of the way, and Ema moved into the tank for a quick minute. She then announced a raise to 68K, having started the hand with roughly 300K. It was now Andy’s turn to think about the situation – and after a moment of silence he finally let go of his hand.
Ema smiled over at her opponent and flashed the , sparking some chatter from her table-mates.
Hand-for-hand continues…
Here are a few of the players who were eliminated prior to hand-for-hand action on the bubble:
Here is a look at the leaderboard, going into level 18. There are 2 more levels to go today, and play is currently hand-for-hand, one elimination away from the prizes.
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Ilan Charlot | Boujenah | 784,000 |
| Theodore | Doukas | 769,000 |
| Jason | Mann | 675,000 |
| Robert Earl | McGhee | 652,000 |
| Tam | Ho | 570,000 |
| Ryan Michael | D'Angelo | 558,000 |
| Ivan | Fazal Karim | 502,000 |
| Demosthenes | Kiriopoulos | 484,000 |
| Josue | Sauvageau | 478,000 |
| Jeffrey | Cormier | 466,000 |
With 85 players left and 81 places paid, we’re closing in on the bubble. The difference between 82nd and 81st place is $6,100.00, and the tournament will play hand-for-hand when on the edge of that bump. We will keep you informed as these events unfold.
Meanwhile, here are some more action shots:
When we got to Mike Sexton’s table, he was in a dire situation on the turn, part of a 3-way all-in. He was holding 
, and was facing 
and 
, with the community cards showing 2 diamonds. Only the 
could help him, as the 
would complete his opponent’s flush draw. Sure enough, the desired card appeared on the river, and Mike chanted: ”One-outer! Still alive!”.
Alive and well, as his triple-up brought him to average. Nice hit!
