The final table is here!
Good luck!
| First Name | Last Name | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| Behrouz | Ghaedi | Seat 1 |
| Moshe | Cohen | Seat 2 |
| Yannick | Labattaglia | Seat 3 |
| Viken | Artinian | Seat 4 |
| Benjamin | Croteau | Seat 5 |
| Andrew | Boujaoude | Seat 6 |
| Brett | Blake | Seat 7 |
| Vasilios | Sklavounos | Seat 8 |
| Daniel | Fortier | Seat 9 |
| Todor | Petkov | Seat 10 |
After some negotiating, a deal has been reached by the final 11 players. A chip-chop distribution of the prize pool was put into play, leaving an additional $450 plus the Montréal Poker Expo Champion’s Trophy to be awarded to the eventual tournament champion. The bounties remain in play.
Here is the prize distribution of the chop:
| Name | Prize based on chip chop |
|---|---|
| Todor Petkov | $2,650 |
| Brett Blake | $2,385 |
| Behrouz Ghaedi | $2,140 |
| Andrew Boujaoude | $2,050 |
| Yannick Labattaglia | $1,915 |
| Moshe Cohen | $1,370 |
| Vasilios Sklavounos | $1,300 |
| Benjamin Croteau | $1,210 |
| Viken Artinian | $1,110 |
| Daniel Fortier | $1,045 |
| Irina Tchakarova | $1,020 |
Only two tables remain in Event 8, and here are the current seating arrangements:
| First Name | Last Name | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| Irina | Tchakarova | Table 54 - Seat 1 |
| Brian | Morgan | Table 54 - Seat 2 |
| Benjamin | Croteau | Table 54 - Seat 3 |
| Guy | Lebrun | Table 54 - Seat 4 |
| Marc | Saddik | Table 54 - Seat 5 |
| Brett | Blake | Table 54 - Seat 6 |
| Vasilios | Sklavounos | Table 54 - Seat 7 |
| Todor | Petkov | Table 54 - Seat 8 |
| Theodore | Dimitroulas | Table 54 - Seat 9 |
| Constantine | Papadakis | Table 54 - Seat 10 |
| Lorne | Wechsler | Table 57 - Seat 1 |
| Alex | Chiasson | Table 57 - Seat 2 |
| Daniel | Fortier | Table 57 - Seat 3 |
| Andrew | Boujaoude | Table 57 - Seat 4 |
| Steen G. | Rassow | Table 57 - Seat 5 |
| Grant | Pazarka | Table 57 - Seat 6 |
| Behrouz | Ghaedi | Table 57 - Seat 7 |
| Viken | Artinian | Table 57 - Seat 8 |
| Moshe | Cohen | Table 57 - Seat 9 |
| Yannick | Labattaglia | Table 57 - Seat 10 |
Moments before the tournament went on a chip-up break, play entered hand-for-hand as the field dropped down to 24 players, which is one spot away from the money bubble.
Constantine Papadakis has the current chip lead, and his 530,000 stack is nearly triple the average. Here are the chips leaders entering level 17:
| Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|
| Constantine Papadakis | 530,000 |
| Behrouz Ghaedi | 449,000 |
| Benjamin Croteau | 414,000 |
| Viken Artinian | 365,000 |
| Lorne Wechsler | 343,000 |
| Irina Tchkarova | 249,000 |
Photographs from level 16:
Event 8 has been reduced to only 5 tables, and some monster stacks have sprung up in the last few levels. Viken Artinian is sitting atop the leaderboard, as he closes on the 300,000 mark. Randy Khalil is still amongst the leaders, and his bounty stack has grown to 13 bounties.
| Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|
| Vikan Artinian | 296,000 |
| Brett Blake | 246,500 |
| Constantine Papadakis | 239,000 |
| Randy Khalil | 206,000 |
| Martin Mc Manus | 160,000 |
| Behrouz Ghaedi | 159,000 |
| Brian Morgan | 158,000 |
| Lorne Wechsler | 150,000 |
Photographs from level 13:
Here is the leaderboard as play enters level 10:
| Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|
| Steen G. Rossow | 130,000 |
| Randy Khalil | 129,000 |
| Karyn Gemmil | 120,000 |
| Todor Petkov | 109,000 |
| Martin Mc Manus | 97,000 |
| Irina Tchakarova | 93,000 |
Photographs taken during level 9:
Randy Khalil should be renamed “The Bounty Hunter”, as we just witnessed him pickup his 8th and 9th bounties of the night, and it’s only level 9!
With 
in the hole, he called one player’s all-in for just over 11K, and then committed another ~22K when the player to his left reshoved. His opponents opened up 
and 
, which was perfect for Randy as both his cards were live! The board ran out 
and….. river 
!
Event 7 of the Montréal Poker Expo was a $60 + $10 NL Hold’em Single Rebuy tournament that began on August 26th at 12pm. There were 74 players in the event and 18 total rebuys during the first 4 levels. This contributed to a total prize pool of $5,354.00.
Note there was a player deal made with 10 players remaining. The players chose to remove $100 from first place and $80 from second place and attribute those funds to the 9th and 10th place finishers.
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolas | Aubut | $1,474.00 |
| 2 | Shawn | Dubeau | $1,050.00 |
| 3 | Erick-Yanick | Bergeron | $830.00 |
| 4 | Joey | Boczek | $610.00 |
| 5 | Jared | Newcombe | $450.00 |
| 6 | Mickael | Trottier | $330.00 |
| 7 | Rong | Xu | $250.00 |
| 8 | Philippe | Plouffe | $180.00 |
| 9 | Melissa | Paudash | $100.00 |
| 10 | George | Wall | $80.00 |
L’Évènement 7 de L’Expo Poker de Montréal était un tournoi de 60$ + 10$ NL Hold’em Single Rebuy qui débuta le 26 août à midi. Il y eu 74 joueurs pour cet évènement ainsi que 18 rebuys qui ont été ajouté à la cagnotte durant les 4 premiers niveaux pour un total de 5 354$
Notez qu’une entente fût conclue par les 10 joueurs restants. Les joueurs se sont entendus pour retirer 100$ de la 1re place et 80$ de la 2e place pour les attribuer à la 9e et 10e place.
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolas | Aubut | $1,474.00 |
| 2 | Shawn | Dubeau | $1,050.00 |
| 3 | Erick-Yanick | Bergeron | $830.00 |
| 4 | Joey | Boczek | $610.00 |
| 5 | Jared | Newcombe | $450.00 |
| 6 | Mickael | Trottier | $330.00 |
| 7 | Rong | Xu | $250.00 |
| 8 | Philippe | Plouffe | $180.00 |
| 9 | Melissa | Paudash | $100.00 |
| 10 | George | Wall | $80.00 |
Late registration is now closed for Event 8, and we saw a huge turnout for this 50/50 bounty event, as 225 players are here to take a swing at winning a Montréal Poker Expo Champion’s Trophy.
A few players have already taken a heads start, and even collected some bounty prizes along the way. Here is a look at the leaderboard entering level 5:
| Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|
| Martin Mc Manus | 76,500 |
| Randy Khalil | 61,000 |
| Miguel Lefebvre | 57,500 |
| Benjamin Croteau | 53,000 |
| David Bolduc Hamel | 51,500 |
