The players are currently wrapping up level 8 and will be taking their next 15 minute break after level 9. There are still 186 entries remaining in this flight. There have been 277 total entries in Day 1C, including 38 re-entries. The average stack size currently sits at 44,600 and late registration will continue for another hour.
Here are some photos from the action occurring during level 8.
With virtually even stacks, Nghi Van Tran and David Guay found themselves all-in against one another on the turn of a 
board.
David was the big favourite, holding a set with 
, and only had 4 straight outs to dodge, as Nghi Van tabled 
. The 
sealed the deal for David, who slid forward 320,000 to be doubled. He now holds 780,000 in chips, while Nghi Van’s remaining 25,000 chips vanished on the next hand.
At the end of level 6, Aaron Scott raised to 1,000 preflop. Muhammed Abdel-Rahim, sitting two seats to Aaron’s left, called, as did Eric Ranger, who was sitting two seats to his right.
When the flop came down 
, Aaron wagered another 1,000, and both Muhammed and Eric called again. When the dealer flipped the turn , both Aaron and Eric checked. Muhammed regarded the pot that now contained close to 7,000 chips, and pushed 2,000 more towards the center.
Eric immediately folded. Aaron peeked at his cards, and after shaking his head, returned his hand back to the dealer.
After finding a massive double-up with pocket-Aces versus pocket-Kings, Mike Leah has claimed the top spot on the leaderboard midway through Day 3. A number of players have recently breached the 7-figures along with Mike, with the top stacks listed in the table below.
A dinner break will take place after 2 more levels of play, where there players will be offered a buffet to replenish their energy for the final levels of play.
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Mike | Leah | 1,890,000 |
| Pierre-Paul | Paulin | 1,725,000 |
| Brent | Roberts | 1,225,000 |
| Jonathan | Little | 1,150,000 |
| Upeshka | De Silva | 1,105,000 |
| Andrew | Macdonald | 1,095,000 |
| Garrett | Dansereau | 1,070,000 |
Photographs from level 21:
The players are halfway through the WPTDeepStacks Day 1C. They have just wrapped up a 15 minute break and during the stoppage in play, we measured the stacks. It is still a tight race at the top of the leader board, with Evgenii Tsatskin out front with 114,000 chips. The next closest stack is Mark A., whose stack measured 103,000 chips.
The average chip count for the 179 entries that remain is 40,055.
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Evgenii | Tsatskin | 114,000 |
| Mark | A | 103,000 |
| Shawn | Daigle | 98,000 |
| Alexander | Butko | 95,500 |
| Shivan Raif | Abdine | 94,000 |
Upeshka De Silva opened to 25,000 from early position, and then called Kyle Chang’s all-in raise worth just over 220,000.
Upeshka: 
Kyle: 
Board: 
Kyle was awarded $14,100 for his finish.
Moments later Amir Babakhani open-shoved his 232,000 stack from late position, and Sorel Mizzi put him at risk from the big blind.
Amir: 
Sorel: 
With no danger on the 
board, Amir found a key double-up to keep him in the running for a second WPT title. Although Sorel took a hit on the hand, he remains healthy with roughly average stack.
The Main Event field is now down to 8 final table. Recent eliminations include David Peters, Justin Liberto, Kevin Rivest and Mukul Pahuja.
