Event 8 is proving to be a very popular tournament, as 214 players have already taken their seats. A few more minutes remain before late registration ends, so anyone wishing to participate could still do so! Registration will close at the end of the upcoming break, roughly at 9:00pm.
Photographs from the first few levels of play:
Event 8 of the Montréal Poker Expo has just begun, and the structure of this tournament awards a $100 bounty for every elimination! This adds a whole different dynamic to the game, as players are often compelled to change their usual gameplay in order to adapt to this format.
A full level of play has already passed us, and attendance has already climbed up to 173, with players steadily rolling in. Late registration will remain open until 9:00pm, so it is not too late to jump into the action!
As with every event of the Montréal Poker Expo, the winner will be awarded a beautiful Champion’s Trophy along with what is sure to be an impressive first place cash prize.
Good luck to all the players in the field tonight!
Pascal Beaulieu has just taken down Event 6 of the Montréal Poker Expo, as he bested a field of 75 players to earn himself a cool cash prize of $2,622, as well as a Champion’s Trophy!
He took over the chip lead in heads-up play as his 
overcame the 
of opponent Bill Kontaratos to win a pot worth 80% of the chips in play. His victory came a few hands later, as he moved in with 
, and held versus Bill’s 
on a board showing 
.
Congratulations Pascal!
Event 6 Champion: Pascal Beaulieu – $2,622
Event 6 Runner-Up: Bill Kontaratos – $2,350
Bill Kontaratos
Last Hand of Play
Bill Kontaratos just knocked out Joey Boczek, as he re-potted Joey’s open from the button.
Bill: 
Joey: 
Board: 
We are now heads-up between Bill and Pascal.
3rd place: Joey Boczek – $2,200
Joey Boczek
After a few orbits of 3-handed play, stacks evened up and players opted for a chip-chop distribution of the prize pool. Here is what they have locked in, leaving the required $252 and the Montréal Poker Expo Champion’s Trophy for the eventual winner:
Alex Plourde 3bet his stack after and open from Pascal Beaulieu in Omaha round, and they found themselves heads-up.
Alex: 
Pascal: 
Board: 
4th place: Alex Plourde – $1,260
Alex Plourde
Players Club Member Jean-Philippe Piquette was just eliminated from this final table, as his 
fell short to Pascal Beaulieu’s on a board showing 
.
5th place: Jean-Philippe Piquette – $930
Jean-Philippe Piquette
Here are the current chip counts:
| First Name | Last Name | Seat | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal | Beaulieu | Seat 1 | 445,000 |
| Joey | Boczek | Seat 5 | 300,000 |
| Bill | Kontaratos | Seat 7 | 560,000 |
| Alex | Plourde | Seat 8 | 205,000 |
Event 6 of the Montréal Poker Expo was a $150 + $15 Mixed PL Hold’em & PL Omaha tournament that began on Tuesday August 25th at 8:00pm. There were 75 entries – a strong turnout for a mixed event at Playground Poker Club – which contributed to a prize pool totalling $10,912.00.
Note there was a player deal reached with 3 players remaining. They agreed to reserve $242 and the Champion’s Trophy for the winner and distribute the remaining prize pool according to the relative stacks at the time of the deal (basically an ICM chop). The actual prizes paid are reflected in the payouts below.
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pascal | Beaulieu | $2,622.00 |
| 2 | Bill | Kontaratos | $2,350.00 |
| 3 | Joey | Boczek | $2,200.00 |
| 4 | Alex | Plourde | $1,260.00 |
| 5 | Jean-Philippe | Piquette | $930.00 |
| 6 | Jonathan Patrick | Marrie | $680.00 |
| 7 | Luc | Fournier | $500.00 |
| 8 | Tomas | Larivee Magni | $370.00 |
L’Évènement 6 de L’Expo Poker de Montréal était un tournoi de 135$+15$ Mix PL Hold’em et PL Omaha qui débuta le mardi 25 août à 20h00. Il y eu 75 joueurs pour ce tournoi, une réussite pour un évènement Mixte au Playground Poker Club, qui généra une cagnotte totale de 10 912$
Notez que les 3 joueurs restants ont conclu une entente. Ils se sont entendus pour laisser 242$ ainsi que le Trophée du Champion au vainqueur. Le reste de la cagnotte fût redistribuée selon un calcul des tapis et le calcul ICM. Les bourses actuelles sont reflétées dans ce tableau.
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pascal | Beaulieu | $2,622.00 |
| 2 | Bill | Kontaratos | $2,350.00 |
| 3 | Joey | Boczek | $2,200.00 |
| 4 | Alex | Plourde | $1,260.00 |
| 5 | Jean-Philippe | Piquette | $930.00 |
| 6 | Jonathan Patrick | Marrie | $680.00 |
| 7 | Luc | Fournier | $500.00 |
| 8 | Tomas | Larivee Magni | $370.00 |
With the blinds as big as they are, Jonathan Patrick Marrie had very few options with his 90,000 stack. He pushed from under the gun, and was called by Joey.
Joey: 
Jonathan: 
Joey’s pocket threes held on the 
board to bring us down to 5-handed.
6th place: Jonathan Patrick Marrie – $680
Jonathan Patrick Marrie
