The 2017 WPT Montreal has reached Day 3 with just 43 players remaining of the 606 entries that began the journey. Play today will continue through 5 levels of 90 minutes each. The Action Clock will continue to be used throughout the day, so action is certain to progress at a reasonable clip from start to finish.
The leader of the pack to begin Day 3 is David Peters, one of the most superbly experienced players on the world poker scene today. With 6-figure scores dating back to 2008 and over $18M in lifetime earnings, Peters’ resume needs little burnishing – but a WPT Championship would certainly add to his renown. Peters starts the day playing over 161 big blinds – more than enough chips to do some damage.
Immediately behind Peters is Feizal Satchu, a very experienced player from Toronto who has been playing big event poker for almost a decade and booked a 21st place finish in the 2016 WPT Montreal. There are three other players with above-average stacks to start Day 3 that bear particular notice: Brady Hinnegan, Senthuran Vijayaratnam, and Eric Afriat. Each of these players has had success in big events here at Playground Poker Club, and Eric is a member of the WPT Champion’s Club.
Lower down the standings going in to Day 3 shows how much of a challenge is still ahead of all of the players still in the event. Alex Keating has an above-average stack and is certainly looking to do some damage, and there are also players like Mike Leah, Michael Mizrachi, WPT Champion’s Club member Chanracy Kuhn and former chip leader Noeung Troeung who would love to create some havoc and climb the leaderboard today – and each of them has the skill and experience to do just that.
Good luck to everyone playing today!