Yann Dion

Level 10 is underway in Day 1a of the WPT CSC, and this will be the last level of the day.

Kunru Ma continues to chip up while maintaining his spot as chip leader, and now holds nearly 220,000 chips. Seth Davies, Amir Babakhani, Tony Dunst and Scott Shevlock are also in the top 5 counts of the day, as all 4 players sit between 150K and 170K.

Photographs from level 9:

Scott Shevlock

Scott Shevlock just found himself on the winning end of a 150K+ pot in the later stages of this Day 1a in the WPT CSC.

He opened to 1,800 from under the gun, and found a call from Joshua Frederick on the button. Roland Israelashvili then placed a 3bet to 7,800 from the small blind. Scott waited a moment before 4betting to 20,500, which triggered Joshua’s quick fold. Roland seemed hesitant but eventually announced all-in, which Scott was happy to call.

Scott:
Roland:

With almost no sweat on the board, Scott earned the double up of his nearly 75,000 chip stack, putting him amongst the leaders of this first flight in the Main Event.

 

Kunru Ma

Day 1a of the WPT CSC has just completed the last break of the night, and the tournament will go on pause once 2 more 1-hour levels have been completed.

Kunru Ma continues to lead the field, and has increased his holdings to nearly 200,000 chips. Below is a look at the top stacks as play enters level 9:

First Name | Prénom	Last Name | Nom	Stack | Tapis
Kunru	Ma	193,500
Seth	Davies	159,400
Paul	Scott	136,100
Josue	Sauvageau	117,900
Amir	Babakhani	117,300
Tony	Dunst	105,400
Roland	Israelashvili	99,600
Damjan	Radanov	98,400
Zheng	Wei	93,200

Damjan Radanov

Kunru Ma has taken over the chip-lead midway through level 8 in Day 1a of the WPT CSC, and he now sits on a hefty stack close to 175,000. Paul Scott is still amongst the leaders, and holds 155,000 – good for second in chips. Rounding up the top three stacks is Seth Davies, who has climbed up to over 140,000.

Recent notable eliminations include the likes of Ramesh Puradchithasan and Darryll Scott Fish, while Jean-Philippe Piquette, Brian Altman, Pascal Lefrancois and Timothy Reilly made their exit before the dinner break.

There will be a break in 30 minutes, at which point we will bring a more detailed update on chip counts.

Photographs from level 7:

Naseem Kteily

After 6 levels of action, the players in the WPT Canadian Spring Championship are now on a 45-minute dinner break where they can indulge in the buffet offered by the house.

After a huge hand moments before the break, Paul Scott has taken over the chip lead in these early stages of the Main Event. He turned a straight versus the top set of Tim Reilly, and top two-pairs of Serge Pouliot on a rainbow board showing AT7 Q. The river was a blank, tripling Paul’s stack up while putting a serious dent in the two other players.

Here is a look at the current leaderboard, entering level 7:

First Name | Prénom	Last Name | Nom	Stack | Tapis
Paul	Scott	127,200
Kunru	Ma	113,375
Naseem	Kteily	98,675
Amir	Babakhani	97,025
Tony	Dunst	96,275
Damjan	Radanov	91,225
Matthew	Wilkins	77,325
Zheng	Wei	76,500
Josue	Sauvageau	75,925

Photographs from level 6: