Level 7 began a few minutes ago, and the tournament is starting to pick up pace as more and more players are being sent to the rail. Following this level will be the last break of the night, at which point we will update the leaderboard for this Day 1c flight.
Photographs from level 6:
Through 3 starting flights, the WPT Montreal attracted a total of 648 entries, breaking the $2-million guarantee boasted for the event. Once the tournament staff crunches all the numbers, we will publish the final payout structure and prize pool information.
Entries per flight:
After 6 levels of play, we are on a 45-minutes dinner break here in Day 1c of the WPT Montreal, and the players are enjoying a buffet served by Playground Poker Club. When they return to the felts, the remaining players will have 4 more 1-hour levels to complete before bagging their chips onto Day 2. So far the board shows 296 entries in Day 1c, but with a few more minutes left before the close of registration, we might see a few last minute appearances.
Matthew McDonough leads the field with a stack just above 140K, and he is one of a handful of players who has already breached the 100K chip-mark. Here is the leaderboard after 6 levels of play:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew | McDonough | 140,675 |
| Mohamad | Tareg | 127,375 |
| Ivan | Fazal Karim | 123,300 |
| Terris | Preston | 116,650 |
| Jonathan | Roy | 111,150 |
| Derek | Rosenbarger | 107,550 |
| Shyamchandar | Srinivasan | 102,100 |
| Kevin Mark | Proctor | 100,400 |
| Nick | Nickoletopoulos | 96,875 |
| Rong | Xu | 92,125 |
| Daniel | Maor | 91,525 |
| Chris | McClung | 89,725 |
| Pascal | Lefrancois | 89,700 |
| Caitlin | Hall | 86,850 |
| Yervand | Boyadjian | 86,725 |
| Dakota | Vandine | 86,200 |
Photographs from level 6:
The clock has just run out in level 5 of the WPT Montreal Day 1c, and the day is now half-way through with 5 more levels ahead of the players.
A 45-minutes dinner break will follow level 6, at which point we will bring a detailed update on the leaderboard.
Photographs from level 5:
Players in this final flight to the WPT Montreal have just returned from a short break, and are in level 5 at the moment. Soren Turkewitsch has jumped into the driver seat as he brings his stack near the 6-figures, but a number of players are hot on his tail.
Here are the top counts to start level 5:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Soren | Turkewitsch | 94,300 |
| Kevin | Proctor | 90,950 |
| Marc-Olivier | Carpentier-Perreault | 86,050 |
| Paolo A | Padoin | 79,375 |
| Jonathan | Roy | 77,775 |
| Pascal | Lefrancois | 74,925 |
| Izhak | Aliasi Sini | 74,500 |
| Brian | Hastings | 71,825 |
| Samuel | Panzica | 70,600 |
| Xuan | Liu | 70,100 |
Here are a few more photos of the field in the early going in Day 1c. These photos were all taken on tables in the North end of the Tournament Hall.
There are some first-timers to Playground in the field today, including Brian Hastings, a multiple WSOP bracelet winner known for his fantastic summer of 2015 at the Rio.
Running it up on Day 1c @wtaylor7 @playgroundpoker! Beautiful venue! @ Playground Poker Club https://t.co/EYUkX7Tsse
— Brian Hastings (@brianchastings) November 13, 2016
Kevin Mark Proctor is playing just one Day 1 in the WPT Montreal, but so far he’s making it count. After just 2 levels of play he has rocketed to the chip lead having amassed over 87,000 in chips so far this morning. It remains to be seen, however, if he can consolidate and build upon those gains through 8 more levels…
Today’s a star-studded day in the WPT Montreal – every table seems to have at least one “household name” sitting at it – assuming a poker-playing household!
A few of the notables in the action today: Andy Frankenberger, Cate Hall, Ari Engel, Brian Hastings, Ankush Mandavia, Brian Altman, Alex Keating, Xuan Liu, and (soon) Mike Leah.
In addition, there’s an A-List of Montreal and Quebec-based talent at the tables, including: Carter Swidler, Pascal Lefrançois, Marc-Etienne McLaughlin, Noeung Troeung, Ruben Perceval, Rodney Ramalho, Marc-Olivier Carpentier Perrault, George Caragiorgas, Jean-Philippe Piquette, Chanracy Khun, Jonathan Roy, and many more…
Here are a few shots from the early action in Day 1c of the WPT Montreal.
Tournament staff have made the introductory announcements for the day and with those out of the way, cards are in the air in Day 1c of the partypoker.net WPT Montreal. There are 166 players seated as action begins, but with late registration slated to continue until 6:15pm, that number is definitely going to grow throughout the day.
For those who are curious, we’ve posted combined list of Day 2 qualifiers from Day 1a and Day 1b: Click here.
