Players are on a short break, and during this time we did some chip counting. Here is how the wealth is spread on this final table:

Final Table

• Seat 1. Francois Gauthier – 1,430,000
• Seat 2. Terry Nother – 2,195,000
• Seat 3. Robert Amireault – 3,900,000
• Seat 4. Andrew Sarazin – 5,510,000
• Seat 5. Normand St Jean Thibodeau – 3,505,000
• Seat 6. Pierre Hubert Maltais – 1,890,000
• Seat 7. Guillaume Bibeau – 995,000
• Seat 8. Eddie Bangash – 7,040,000
• Seat 9. Justin Lieu – 1,600,000
• Seat 10. Tony Capone – eliminated in 10th – $1,940

It only took one hand on this final table to see our first casualty. Normand St Jean Thibodeau opened from utg to 300K holding a stack of roughly 2.2M, and was faced with an all-in from Tony Capone from the cut-off. Normand tanked for a moment before committing another 625K into the pot, and found himself in a good spot.

Tony:

Normand:

Tony didn’t see any help on the board, and took a walk to the cashiers to collect his winnings of $1,940.

10th place: Tony Capone, $1,940

We have now reached the final table of Event 1, as this field of 1,401 entries has been reduced to just 10 finalists. Here is the new seating arrangement:

Final Table

1. Francois Gauthier
2. Terry Nother
3. Robert Amireault
4. Andrew Sarazin
5. Normand St Jean Thibodeau
6. Pierre Hubert Maltais
7. Guillaume Bibeau
8. Eddie Bangash
9. Justin Lieu
10. Tony Capone

We will be providing some updates on chip counts at the next break, which is only a few minutes away.

Good luck to our final tableists!

After losing a large chunk of his stack a few hands earlier, Edouard Dupuis moved his last 490K into the middle from the button in an unopened pot. He was called by both Eddie Bangash in the small blind, and Pierre Hubert Maltais in the big blind. Both players checked to the river, and with the board showing , Eddie fired a bet of 330K, which was uncalled by Pierre Hubert. Eddie opened , and Edouard mucked his hand.

There is now a seating redraw for the final table of 10 players, which we will publish momentarily.

11th place: Edouard Dupuis, $1,940

We just witnessed a big hand develop between Eddie Bangash and former chip leader Terry Nother. Eddie opened the action from under the gun to 215K, and saw a 3-bet from Terry to 715K. After a few moments of silence, Eddie prepared a 4-bet to 1.875M, which was flatted by Terry. The dealer opened the flop of , and Eddie announced he was all-in. Terry folded his cards, and Eddie upped his stack to just over 6.6M, good for the current chip lead.

A few hands later, we saw Pierre Hubert Maltais go all-in preflop versus Edouard Dupuis.

Pierre Hubert:

Edouard:

Board: .

Pierre Hubert doubled his 1.325M stack, leaving Edouard with just over 500K.

We are just one elimination away from our final table of 10 players!

Sitting on the button, Benoit Frechette took advantage of an unopened pot to move in with his last 725K, and did so with a fairly big hand. Unfortunately for him, Normand St Jean Thibodeau woke up with a bigger hand from the small blind, and make the call.

Benoit:

Normand:

The board was Benoit’s last one of Event 1, as it ran in favour of Normand, showing , and he was sent home in 12th place, good for $1,940.

12th place: Benoit Frechette, $1,940

Day 3 of Event 1 has just seen it’s first elimination of the night, as Maurice Devereaux found himself all-in preflop with roughly 850K versus Andrew Sarazin.

Maurice:

Andrew:

Maurice could not find help of the board of , and was sent to the cashiers to pick up his $1,590 prize.

13th place: Maurice Devereaux, $1,590

Tonight is the third and final day of Event 1 of the Playground Poker Montreal Festival, and only 13 players are back to battle it out on the felts from a starting field of 1,401 entries! With a payout difference of over $30,000 between 1st place and 13th place, it all comes down to what happens tonight here at Playground Poker Club!

Terry Nother is coming in as the chip leader, having bagged an impressive 5,490,000 after two days of poker. He has quite a lead on the others, as 2nd in chips is Andrew Sarazin, with 4,275,000 in chips. The rest of the field is below the 3 million chip mark, with Normand St Jean Thibodeau on the tail end with only 475,000 in chips. With the blinds at 40K/80K/10K, it’s still anybody’s game.

Be sure to stay tuned in to follow all the action tonight, as we will be crowning a champion before the night is over!

Good luck to our 13 finalists!

The second day of play in Event 1 has come to an end, and at the end of the day there were just 13 players remaining in contention of the 355 who started Day 2. These players will return tomorrow, Monday August 25th, at 7:30pm to play the tournament to a conclusion.

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First Name,Last Name,Seat[attr sort=”asc”],Chip Count
Terry,Nother,Table 38 – Seat 7,”5,490,000″
Andrew,Sarazin,Table 39 – Seat 5,”4,275,000″
Tony,Capone,Table 38 – Seat 9,”2,715,000″
Maurice,Devereaux,Table 39 – Seat 8,”2,675,000″
Eddie,Bangash,Table 38 – Seat 3,”2,160,000″
Francois,Gauthier,Table 38 – Seat 1,”1,680,000″
Guillaume,Bibeau,Table 39 – Seat 4,”1,610,000″
Justin,Lieu,Table 38 – Seat 6,”1,590,000″
Pierre Hubert,Maltais,Table 38 – Seat 5,”1,540,000″
Edouard,Dupuis,Table 38 – Seat 2,”1,420,000″
Benoit,Frechette,Table 39 – Seat 1,”1,175,000″
Robert,Amireault,Table 39 – Seat 7,”1,165,000″
Normand,St Jean Thibodeau,Table 39 – Seat 2,”475,000″
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