It’s hard to believe that we have only now reached the first break of the night, as the first 2 hours of play was action-packed, with the field dropping from 24 players down to just the final 9.
The race is tight at the top of the leaderboard as 3 players are within a few blinds of each other to share the lead. Below are the top counts as play enters level 30:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Presten | Cloutier | 3,650,000 |
| Naghibollah | Noori | 3,470,000 |
| Isaac | Buswell | 3,455,000 |
| Philippe | Belley | 2,385,000 |
| Michael | Malm | 2,245,000 |
| Santiago | Plante | 2,160,000 |
| Jonathan | G | 1,640,000 |
| Pierre | Gauthier | 1,200,000 |
| Gianfranco | Giordano | 735,000 |