Just over one third of the field is done and gone, off to cash games or the chic Player Lounge, where the partypoker staff awaits you with smiles and merchandise. The rest of the field is still in contention for one of the 34 Day 2 seats awarded in this flight.
The tournament staff just broke the last table from the right side of the room, leaving space for more cash games and the upcoming 16h00 flight. Don’t miss it!
Photographs from levels 7-8:
The first break is now behind us, and with only 6 levels played, 2 players have managed to build their stack to an impressive 100K+ figure! Renaud Conti has grinded his way to a 103,500 stack, while Yvon Robert Blais , our current leader, holds 119,500 chips, which is 4 times the starting stack! Blais is overlooking a 332-player field, which is our final number for Day 1I, bringing the buy-ins at $384,600, still $115,400 from the guarantee!
Of course, with so many players in the field, the odds of 2 big stacks clashing are higher, which is one more reason to participate in one of the Saturday flights. There will be 2 more live flights today, at 16h00 and 19h00, as well as 1 online flight, scheduled at 21h00 on partypoker.
The last level before the first break is underway and with today’s registrations, the accumulated buy-ins bring the total at $381,600. The Event’s overlay flavor is still very present. There is about 25 minutes left to the registration period, so make sure to grab a piece of the 500K cake!
This afternoon flight shatters the attendance record for Day 1s of the Grand Prix Canada. At level 5, with another 50 minutes to the late registration period, Day 1I has already welcomed 295 players! This brings the accumulated buy-ins at $377,200, which means that we are still a long way from the 500K guarantee boasted by the house.
Photographs of level 4:
It is only level 2 in Day 1I of the Grand Prix Canada, and already 229 players have registered! Late registration is open until 14h15, which is an hour and a half away, leaving plenty of time for you to hop over to Playground Poker Club and earn that Day 2 seat!
Day 1G has just come to a close. With 16 players left, there were simultaneous all-ins on the last 2 tables, and the biggest stack won their hands on both, leaving 14 players in the tournament. These 14 players are now bagging their chips onto Day 2, which is set to start Sunday at 1pm.
David Lejeune (pictured in front) has been holding his ground all day, keeping himself in the average, until the tournament broke into 2 tables. That is when he picked up some speed, racing into the chip lead and keeping it until the end.
Tonight’s flight is on its second level, and there are already 200 players in it. Come join the crowd for a chance to send some chips to Day 2, where the overlay awaits!
Here is the list of 1G qualifiers:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| David | Lejeune | 549,300 |
| Dechang | Zhang | 524,900 |
| Simon | Tremblay | 510,000 |
| Michael | Malm | 440,100 |
| Jean-François | Alexandre | 278,700 |
| Alexander James | Allison | 262,500 |
| Dwayne | Rogers | 253,800 |
| Mathieu | Lavigne | 223,900 |
| Shawn | Kirbyson | 207,400 |
| Charlie | Simard-Duguay | 198,700 |
| Georges | Hallak | 174,800 |
| Jesse | Massicotte | 119,600 |
| Samuel | Shink | 110,600 |
| George | Kazarian | 50,000 |