Only 55 players remain in the WPT Canadian Spring Championship, and the tournament is now being played hand-for-hand.
Wei chips away at Esfandiari
Zheng Wei lost a few chips following the dinner break before taking a big pot versus Antonio Esfandiari to put him back in the driver seat.
Antonio opened to 12,000 from middle position, and Rene Fortin came along for the ride from the button. Zheng 3bet to 35,000 from the big blind, finding a call only from Antonio. First to act, Zheng checked on the 
board, and called Antonio’s 33,000 chip bet. He then lead out for 50,000 on the 
turn, and Antonio completed. On the 
river, Zheng lead out once again, this time for 117,000. Antonio cut out the chips, gave a little speech and slid the call forward, only to run into the stone-cold nuts as Zheng tabled 
for broadway.
With that pot Zheng climbed up to around 650,000.
With 59 players left in the field, we are now only 5 eliminations away from being in the money.
125 players in the $500 + $50 so far
Level 2 has just come to an end in Event 13, and registration has climbed up to 125 players with still over 90 minutes left before registration closes. We can expect a nice prize pool for a one-night event!
Photographs from levels 1-2:
Welcome to Lucky Event 13
Tonight in the Playground Poker Spring Classic presented by partypoker.net it’s Event 13, a $500 + $500 NL Hold’em Freeze. Players start with 25,000 chips and the blinds will go up every 20 minutes. As the name “Freeze” indicates, there are no rebuys or re-entries in this tourney, so players must play with care from the beginning of the event. That being said, playing too carefully will bring its own problems…
We’re expecting a good mix of visiting players and Playground regulars in this tournament, which will also include players of varying levels of skill and experience. It’s a recipe for a dynamic and very fun tournament – with a pretty great prize pool to boot!
The tournament got underway at 7pm and late registration is available through the first 6 20-minute levels tonight.
Good luck on the felts!
Zheng is “Wei” in the lead
Zheng Wei
The players are enjoying a 45-minute dinner break, where they can indulge in a buffet offered by the house. Once they return, they will play through 11 eliminations – until the money is reached.
The chip leader at the break is Zheng Wei, who has accumulated a stack worth 571,000 after 16 levels of play. Antonio Esfandiari is second in chips with 527,000, and shares a table with chip-leader Zheng, making it quite the stacked table.
Below is a look at the leaderboard as the WPT Canadian Spring Championship approaches the money-bubble:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Zheng | Wei | 571,000 |
| Antonio | Esfandiari | 527,000 |
| Ivan | Fazal Karim | 500,000 |
| Samuel Bisrat | Tsehai | 449,500 |
| Amir | Babakhani | 447,000 |
| Rodney | Ramalho | 395,500 |
| David | Quang | 384,500 |
| Khaly | Dang | 376,500 |
| Damjan | Radanov | 375,000 |
| Joel | Miller | 369,000 |
| Jason | Lavallée | 340,500 |
| Scott James | McMorran | 332,000 |
| Josue | Sauvageau | 324,000 |
| Raymond | Latinsky | 313,500 |
| Seth David | Davies | 292,000 |
| Ruben | Perceval | 241,500 |
| Tony | Dunst | 232,000 |
Some of the big stacks:
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- Zheng Wei
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- Antonio Esfandiari
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- Ivan Fazal Karim
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- Samuel Bisrat Tsehai
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- Rodney Ramalho
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- David Quang
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- Khaly Dang
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- Damjan Radanov
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- Joel Miller
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- Jason Lavallee
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- Josue Sauvageau
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- Raymond Latinsky
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- Ruben Perceval
Jason Lavallée wins a flip
Jason Lavallee
We missed the exact betting, but when we arrived at table 70 we found Jason Lavallée and his 167,000 chips all-in and flipping pre-flop versus Joel Miller, who started the hand with almost 500,000.
Jason: 
Joel: 
Jason went on to win on the 
board to propel himself up the leaderboard, as he now sits on over 340,000.
Jason Lavallee
9 tables remain
Antonio Esfandiari
Day 2 of the WPT Canadian Spring Championship is down to 9 tables, and as play is 9-handed the field is just 81 players large. The plan for today is to play down until we have reached the money, which is the top 54 players. We are currently nearing the middle of level 16, and following this level will be the 45-minute dinner break – during which we will bring a detailed update on chip counts.
Photographs from level 15:
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- Michael Wywrot
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- Robert Williams
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- Khaly Dang
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- Ronald Laplante
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- Vincent Tim Lam
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- Antonio Esfandiari
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- Khanh Quang Ho
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- Michael Stannard
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- Tony Dunst
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- Rene Fortin
Recent eliminations
Steve Kerr was one of the players who cashed on Day 2 of the Montreal WSOP-C Main Event and made it to Playground to join Day 1b at the end of late registration, and in the 4 levels that were left to him, he managed to build up a nice large stack to start today. Unfortunately things never really got moving for Steve today, and finally he was eliminated by Sam Tsehai.
We missed the action, only arriving at the table when Steve was all-in and got the call from Sam.
Steve: 
Sam: 
The flop wasn’t a total disaster for Steve, but it was close: 
. The turn 
and river 
couldn’t save him – and he hit the rail.
Other recent eliminations include Scott Shelvock, Jiachen Gong, and Dean Murphy. There are still 82 players left – just 28 off the money bubble.
Ramalho leads with 91 players left
Rodney Ramalho
Rodney Ramalho
Local hero Rodney Ramalho has taken over as chip-leader here in Day 2 of the WPT Canadian Spring Championship, and has recently climbed up to 430,000 in chips. Antonio Esfandiari also made a considerable jump in the leaderboard, as he sits on 413,000 in chips, while former chip-leader Kunru Ma who shares a table with “the Magician” has dropped below the 200,000 mark. Marc Guerbilsky finds himself amongst the top stacks after starting the day with 11K and change.
A few other counts from players who didn’t make the leaderboard include: Ruben Perceval – 186K, Garen Galanti – 146K, Tony Dunst – 158K.
Here is a detailed look at the leaderboard as play enters level 15:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Rodney | Ramalho | 430,000 |
| Antonio | Esfandiari | 413,000 |
| Josue | Sauvageau | 387,500 |
| Joel | Miller | 350,500 |
| Jason | Lavallée | 282,000 |
| Ivan | Fatal Karim | 277,500 |
| Khaly | Dang | 277,000 |
| Zheng | Wei | 262,000 |
| Guillaume | Nolet | 237,500 |
| David | Quang | 229,500 |
| Amir | Babakhani | 228,000 |
| Seth David | Davies | 225,500 |
| Yann | Dion | 219,500 |
| Raymond | Latinsky | 212,000 |
| Marc | Guerbilsky | 210,000 |
| Ari | Engel | 199,500 |
| Brian | Altman | 195,000 |
Photos of levels 13-14
Xiao Peng
Photographs taken during levels 13-14 of Day 2 in the WPT Canadian Spring Championship:
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- Samuel Robert Philips
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- Justin Leeson
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- Seth David Davies
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- Marc Guerbilsky
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- Xiao Peng
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- Brian Altman
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- Michael Noor
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- David Paul Kozak
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- Zheng Wei
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- Quyen Dao
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- Yann Dion
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- Jashua John Frederick
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- Harrison Ian Gimbel
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- Chris Arvanitis
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- Jason Lavallee
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- Ruben Perceval
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- Garen Galenti
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- Raymond Latinsky
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- Marcello Delgrasso
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