We are currently in the last level of the day, and we can already feel that the players with smaller stacks are trying to double the amount of chips they will bag. Brandon David Shane achieved this goal by doubling up on Chanracy Khun. There was a 60K raise, Khun called, but Shane made it 205K. Only Khun called. On the flop and the turn, they both checked. Action got interesting on the river, when Shane pushed his entire stack – 675K – in and Khun made the call.

Shane:

Board:

Khun: mucked!

Shane was able to double up his stack, but Khun had more chips and is still in the game.

After the third and last break of the day, Tyler Clayton Patterson is still the chip leader of the Main Event. Players will play two more levels today and will bag their chips for Day 2. 164 players have entered so far in Day 1A but it is still possible to register until the end of the day.

Here is the updated leaderboard:

We are a few minutes from the third and last break of the day. There are 162 entries including 23 re-entries, and players still have 2 levels to enter the Main Event Day 1A.

Here are some more photos:

A well-known tournament player in the Quebec poker world just hopped in the Main Event. He got seated, by chance, on the same table as Samuel Chartier, Louis Boutin and Jean-Christophe Ferreira – all notable players that happen to know each other very well.

Here is a proof that there is no such thing as friendship at a poker table – Kristen Bicknell and boyfriend, Alex Foxen, are actually playing on the same table and were caught in a hand where they ended up playing heads-up. Foxen made a bet that got Bicknell to fold.