Event 2 in the Montréal Poker Expo is now underway! There are 83 players seated at the moment, but players are continuing to join and will have until the end of the break following level 4. Players interested in the event shouldn’t delay, however, because due to the format, all stacks are on the table and being blinded off.

We’ll publish a photo series from the event before the break, but the coverage will be a little bit different throughout the evening in that it will focus on the number of players still in action at each table. Remember that to make the final table, a player has to win their starting table – players don’t move from table to table as players are eliminated. So the focus will be on how many players are left on each table as the evening progresses.

Good luck to everyone in the event!

Tonight at 6:00pm, Event 2 of the Montréal Poker Expo will begin – the shootout event!

This is a special format of tournament that in many ways is the “purest” form of tournament poker. In a shootout tourney, players begin at a particular table and they must WIN that table before moving on in the tournament. What makes this interesting – and a ton of fun – is that to do well, a player must not only have mastered “full ring” play (9- or 10-handed – they must also be able to adapt to short-handed play as well.

Because of the format, there is a “hard” cap of 100 total players allowed in the event – no alternates will be permitted. And because this has always been a popular event – players should be careful to register as soon as possible to make sure of their place in the event.

Good luck!