Montréal Poker Expo

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  • Level: 12
  • Small Blind: 800
  • Big Blind: 1.6K
  • Ante: 200
  • Chip Average: 90K
  • Remaining: 101
  • Entries: 303


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    An unlikely hand just occurred on table 61.

    Amir Babakhani was the initial raiser in the hand, making it 3,500 from middle position. He was 3bet by Nicolas Belcourt next to act, who made it 8,000, and this was followed by a 4bet from Sundiata DeVore from the button, who made it 26,000. When action came back around to Amir, he announced he was all-in for a total of 57,700, which was followed by an all-in from Nicolas (who had both opponents covered). Sundiata tanked for a moment, but couldn’t find the discipline to fold and joined the other two to make it a 3-way all-in.

    Amir: King of Hearts King of Spades
    Nicolas: Ace of Hearts Ace of Clubs
    Sundiata: Queen of Spades Queen of Clubs

    Amir spiked the card he was looking for for the triple up, as the dealer spun out a board of King of Diamonds 3 of Clubs 8 of Spades 8 of Hearts 4 of Clubs, while Nicolas took the small side pot.

    The table broke the very next hand.

    Some early photos of Event 10

  • Level: 3
  • Small Blind: 100
  • Big Blind: 200
  • Ante: 25
  • Chip Average: 30K
  • Remaining: 94
  • Entries: 94


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    The ‘3 Lives’ No Limit Hold’em Event is now underway, and this is the 10th event of the Montreal Poker Expo. Registration has almost climbed up to over 100, with still another hour or so left before it closes.

    Photographs from levels 1 and 2:

    Top stacks at the last break of the night

  • Level: 12
  • Small Blind: 800
  • Big Blind: 1.6K
  • Ante: 200
  • Chip Average: 72.1K
  • Remaining: 126
  • Entries: 303


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    Only 2 levels remain in this final flight of the Main Event of the Montréal Poker Expo, and while the players were on a short break, we walked around the tournament hall and located the biggest stacks. Here is what we found:

    NameChip Count
    Michael M279,000
    Francis Labonte185,000
    Chanracy Khun181,500
    Eric Benhamron170,000
    Faisal Khan167,000
    Jonathan Schaler162,000
    Jonathan Brassard161,000
    Kieu Hoa Lam161,000
    Linda Huard158,000
    Steve Savard158,000
    Maxime Lefebvre157,000
    Alex Difelice134,000

    Photo update – level 11

  • Level: 11
  • Small Blind: 600
  • Big Blind: 1.2K
  • Ante: 200
  • Chip Average: 65.4K
  • Remaining: 139
  • Entries: 303


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    Photographs taken during level 10:

    Chanracy Khun leads the field after 9 levels

  • Level: 10
  • Small Blind: 500
  • Big Blind: 1K
  • Ante: 100
  • Chip Average: 55.1K
  • Remaining: 165
  • Entries: 303


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    With the tournament on break, we took this time to update the current leaderboard. Player’s Club Member Chanracy Khun, who has just returned from the EPT in Barcelona, is now the chip leader entering level 10 of the final flight of the Main Event.

    Here is a look at the other big stacks. It is worth noting that chipleader Chanracy and third in chips Sylvain Siebert are side-by-side, which could lead to some interesting scenarios!

    NameChip Count
    Chanracy Khun196,000
    Michael M186,000
    Sylvain Siebert183,000
    Pierre-Luc Michaud157,000
    Kieu Hoa Lam144,000
    Eric Benhamron133,000
    Nicolas Belcourt131,000
    Francis Labonte130,000
    Pierre-Paul Paulin129,500
    Simon Tremblay126,000
    Jonathan Brassard124,000
    Marcelo Guevara113,000

    Day 1b is a wrap!

  • Level: 14
  • Small Blind: 1.2K
  • Big Blind: 2.4K
  • Ante: 300
  • Chip Average: 117.6K
  • Remaining: 51
  • Entries: 200


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    The second flight of the Main Even of the Montréal Poker Expo is now complete, and 51 players have survived through the day and locked in a spot for Day 2. Combined with yesterdays 33 players, 84 have already made their seat for Day 2.

    Leading the field tonight is Cong Son Dao, who after a huge last level, bagged 319,000 in chips. This still trails yesterday’s chip leader Leandre St-Laurent, but only by a few thousand. Other big stacks of the night include Poorya Nazari (301,300), Jared Newcombe (261,900), Louis Boutin (236,000), Giovanni Massa (234,300), Marcello Miceli (221,800), Chan An Luong (218,600), Miltiadis Mavrigiannakis (196,400), Mike Leah (193,400), amongst others. We will be publishing the full list of player-reported chip counts in a few minutes.

    One final flight remains, as Day 1c is scheduled for 11:00am tomorrow. It will surely be a packed flight, so don’t miss your chance to participate in this amazing event brought to you by Playground Poker Club!

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    Cong Son Dao

    Photographs from level 13:

    Last level of the night

  • Level: 13
  • Small Blind: 1K
  • Big Blind: 2K
  • Ante: 300
  • Chip Average: 103.4K
  • Remaining: 58
  • Entries: 200


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    Only one 45-minute level separates the remaining players of Day 1b from qualifying onto Day 2. There are still 58 players at this moment.

    Photographs from level 12:

    Last break is over; New leaderboard

  • Level: 12
  • Small Blind: 800
  • Big Blind: 1.6K
  • Ante: 200
  • Chip Average: 90.9K
  • Remaining: 66
  • Entries: 200


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    Eric Aucoin has taken over the chip lead in the recent level, however he has a number of players on his tail. Mike Leah is also steadily growing his chips, as he has recently breached the 6 figure mark and now holds 106,000. Here is an update on the leaderboard:

    NameChip Count
    Eric Aucoin254,000
    Louis Boutin240,000
    Chan An Luong224,000
    Cong Son Dao196,000
    Patrick Braga188,000
    Eric Richer186,000
    Chi-Hoa Ngo162,000
    Daniel Gagne152,000
    Denis Cyr148,000
    Miltiadis Mavrigiannakis134,000

    Level 11

  • Level: 11
  • Small Blind: 600
  • Big Blind: 1.2K
  • Ante: 200
  • Chip Average: 82.2K
  • Remaining: 73
  • Entries: 200


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    There hasn’t been much movement done amongst the leaders from the last break, as Eric Richer and Chan A Luong seem to still be in the driver seat, although their lead has been narrowed down a little. There will be a break in a few minutes, and we will bring an update on the chip leaders.

    Photographs from levels 10 and 11:

    Leaderboard after 9 levels of play

  • Level: 10
  • Small Blind: 500
  • Big Blind: 1K
  • Ante: 100
  • Chip Average: 59.4K
  • Remaining: 101
  • Entries: 200


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    Here is an update on the leaderboard as play enters level 10. Quite a few players have managed to breach the 100,000 mark, and for the now it is Eric Richer and his 239,000 that lead the field.

    NameChip Count
    Eric Richer239,000
    Chan An Luong223,000
    Luc Fournier175,000
    Tony De Stefano146,500
    Patrick Braga140,000
    Eric Aucoin140,000
    Miltiadis Mavrigiannakis134,000
    Buck Ramsay133,500
    Thomas Lefort131,000
    Louis Boutin124,000
    Julien Lauzon118,000
    Daniel Gagne108,000
    Mathieu Boulanger-Vaugeois106,000
    Denis Cyr102,000
    Giovanni Massa100,000

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