Day 1a of the Main Event of the Montréal Poker Expo started on August 28th at 11am and played through 13 45-minute levels. There were 144 entries in Day 1a and 34 players were left at the end of the day. These players have all qualified for Day 2, to be held on Monday August 31st at 12pm.
Day 1b starts on Saturday at 11am and Day 1c starts on Sunday at 11am. Any player who played today may re-enter on either or both starting days.
The following are player-reported chip counts and have not been verified by tournament staff. All chips have been sealed in bags and will remain so until play resumes on Day 2.
| First Name | Last Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| Leandre | St-Laurent | 329,800 |
| Jean Francois | Bouchard | 262,600 |
| Rejean | Grenier | 242,000 |
| Yohann | Wagner | 222,300 |
| Azim | Popatia | 218,300 |
| Albert | N | 211,300 |
| Michael | Noor | 185,400 |
| Tmothy | Ulmer | 180,000 |
| Michael Douglas | Walsh | 160,000 |
| Russ | Radom | 155,600 |
| Donald | Abdelhay | 144,600 |
| Jean | Leblond | 142,800 |
| Kyle | Khoury | 135,000 |
| Marc | Guerbilsky | 126,200 |
| Edward | Hislop | 121,800 |
| Danny | Lauzon | 120,000 |
| Denis A | Roussy | 118,700 |
| Siamak | Soleimanian | 116,900 |
| Andrew | Miller | 113,500 |
| Michelle L | Reyes | 111,100 |
| Claudemir | De Oliveira | 110,500 |
| Jacques | Briere | 109,100 |
| Frederick | Laurin Fortin | 100,300 |
| Yvan | Gravel | 95,600 |
| Marcel | Deschamps | 87,700 |
| Marco | Sousa | 72,500 |
| Terry C | Joudrey | 71,700 |
| Marcello | Rosa | 70,300 |
| Levi | Stevens | 63,600 |
| Richard | Poirier | 55,600 |
| Jie | Gao | 55,400 |
| Tao Bo | Liang | 31,800 |
| Hampartzum | Rodayan | 30,800 |
| Kevin | Lee | 19,900 |
