After Rong Xu was eliminated in 13th position – which was the first place that paid – there have been three more eliminations.
There are now 9 players seated at the final table, and play continues with $14,830 up top and a total of $55,540 left in the prize pool.
There is a short break in Day 2 of Event 12, and we took this chance to bring an update on the chip counts of the remaining players. Trevor Delaney still has a stranglehold on this tournament at the time, as his 664,000 stack nearly doubles second in chips, and dwarfs the remainder of the field.
The money bubble burst in the last level before the break, and shortly after this we lost Rong Xu in 13th place, who collected a min-cash of $1,100.
| Name | Seat | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| Andreas Kanakis | Table 66 - Seat 2 | 360,000 |
| Randy Khalil | Table 66 - Seat 4 | 205,000 |
| Trevor Delaney | Table 66 - Seat 5 | 664,000 |
| Justin Miller | Table 66 - Seat 6 | 286,000 |
| Levon Dedeyan | Table 66 - Seat 7 | 35,000 |
| Matthew Bellsmith | Table 66 - Seat 8 | 289,000 |
| Presten Cloutier | Table 70 - Seat 2 | 278,000 |
| Rodney Ramalho | Table 70 - Seat 3 | 128,000 |
| Michael Malm | Table 70 - Seat 5 | 234,000 |
| Geoffrey Hum | Table 70 - Seat 6 | 305,000 |
| Michael Selliah | Table 70 - Seat 7 | 101,000 |
| Joey Boczek | Table 70 - Seat 9 | 228,000 |
Trevor Delaney, who came into Day 2 of Event 12 as the chip leader, has just extended his lead after knocking out Nick-Real Seide in 18th place.
Trevor opened his button, and went heads-up to the 
flop with Nick. After c-betting the flop for 25,000, he was faced with a check-raise to 70,000. He replied with an all-in, forcing Nick into the tank. After a few moments, he committed his final 85,000, and they both tabled their hands.
Nick: 
Trevor: 
Nick was ahead when he made the call, but the running cards came 
, and he finished second-best to Trevor’s straight. After the hand, Trevor’s count was just north of 520,000 chips.
Day 2 of Event 12 has just begun, and 22 players have returned today for the conclusion of this tournament. Trevor Delaney bagged 340,500 chips last night, and begins the day as the chip leader. He is followed by Preston Cloutier (283,000) and Randy Khalil (267,000), who also bagged hefty stacks.
Only 13 players will walk away with some cash, with the winner taking home a cool $14,830 prize, as well as a Montréal Poker Expo Champion’s Trophy!
Good luck!
Play in Event 12 has concluded for the day after 16 levels of poker. There were 123 players in the event, but only 22 still have chips and will return for Day 2, tomorrow (Wednesday September 2nd) at 1pm.
The following is the official seating chart for the restart tomorrow. Note that these are player-reported chip counts and have not been verified by tournament staff. All chips have been sealed in bags and will remain sealed until each player opens their own bag before the Day 2 restart.
| First Name | Last Name | Seat | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin | Miller | Table 51 - Seat 1 | 135,000 |
| Geoffrey | Hum | Table 51 - Seat 3 | 179,000 |
| Matthew | Bellsmith | Table 51 - Seat 4 | 248,000 |
| Levon | Dedeyan | Table 51 - Seat 5 | 127,500 |
| Nick-Real | Seide | Table 51 - Seat 6 | 113,000 |
| Igor | Gamayunov | Table 51 - Seat 7 | 80,000 |
| Rong | Xu | Table 51 - Seat 8 | 93,000 |
| Presten | Cloutier | Table 51 - Seat 9 | 283,000 |
| Alain | Chenel | Table 54 - Seat 1 | 141,000 |
| Andreas | Kanakis | Table 54 - Seat 2 | 119,500 |
| Randy | Khalil | Table 54 - Seat 4 | 267,000 |
| Trevor | Delaney | Table 54 - Seat 5 | 340,500 |
| Jason | Morin | Table 54 - Seat 6 | 91,500 |
| Victor | Adams | Table 54 - Seat 8 | 105,000 |
| Gaetan | Perreault | Table 54 - Seat 9 | 44,000 |
| Jeffrey | Herman | Table 57 - Seat 2 | 52,000 |
| Rodney | Ramalho | Table 57 - Seat 3 | 85,000 |
| Michael | Malm | Table 57 - Seat 5 | 48,000 |
| Jason | Mottershead | Table 57 - Seat 6 | 89,500 |
| Michael | Selliah | Table 57 - Seat 7 | 220,000 |
| Pauline | Carpentier Paquet | Table 57 - Seat 8 | 124,500 |
| Joey | Boczek | Table 57 - Seat 9 | 104,500 |
