Event 1 of the Montréal Poker Expo was also known as the Strike Out Cancer event. The buy-in was $135 + $25, with the $25 being a charitable donation and the entire $135 of the buy-in going to the prize pool. The prize pool had a $100,000 guarantee.
The event, which featured 4 Day 1s, attracted a total of 1,186 entries which produced a total prize pool of $155,307.00. This will be distributed according to the following table.
| Pos | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $29,120.00 |
| 2 | $19,547.00 |
| 3 | $13,580.00 |
| 4 | $11,020.00 |
| 5 | $8,070.00 |
| 6 | $6,240.00 |
| 7 | $4,420.00 |
| 8 | $3,130.00 |
| 9 | $2,370.00 |
| 10-12 | $1,780.00 |
| 13-15 | $1,450.00 |
| 16-18 | $1,140.00 |
| 19-21 | $990.00 |
| 22-24 | $850.00 |
| 25-27 | $770.00 |
| 28-30 | $710.00 |
| 31-33 | $660.00 |
| 34-36 | $630.00 |
| 37-45 | $590.00 |
| 46-54 | $540.00 |
| 55-63 | $480.00 |
| 64-72 | $430.00 |
| 73-81 | $380.00 |
| 82-90 | $350.00 |
| 91-99 | $340.00 |
| 100-108 | $320.00 |
