We are down to just 9 final tables in the WPT Montreal Main Event after completing 3 levels of play in Day 3.
Ema Zajmovic has excelled in the last level, springing up her once short stack up above the current average as she hunts for her 4th WPT final table and 2nd title. She began the day with a mere 74,000 in chips, but has managed to navigate her way through the money bubble, increasing her stack by nearly tenfold.
Photographs from level 20:
During level 5 action, Sergei Gurin limped in, preflop, with a bet of 300. Kevin MacDonald, Adam Mouyal, and John Pihlak all called. When the dealer revealed a flop 
, Sergei initiated the betting, wagering 800. John and Kevin called, and Adam quickly folded.
The turn was flipped 
; all three players checked. The river was a 
, and the trio all tapped again. When Sergei turned his cards 
and revealed trip 4s, Kevin and John tossed in their hands.
A few more notable players have recently hit the rail, collecting between $11,400 and $12,100 for their in-the-money placement in this WPT Montreal Main Event. These include Melanie Weisner, William Molson, Maxime Flibotte-Blanchard, Duff Charette and Patrick Blye, among others.
The players have just returned from their first 15 minute break of the day, and during the pause in the action we counted the chips. We discovered a pretty close race. Giancarlo Palleschi has 82,300 chips, more than double the chip average of 32,000, and he holds a tight lead over Shivan Raif Abdine whose stack measures 81,000 chips. There are two more competitors within 5000 chips of the lead.
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Giancarlo | Palleschi | 82,300 |
| Shivan Raif | Abdine | 81,000 |
| Piotr | Siwiec | 76.500 |
| Alexander | Butko | 76,400 |
The first break of Day 3 has just passed, and the field has lost 41 players since the start of the day, of which 14 were awarded a min-cash of $11,400.
Leading the way is Andrew Macdonald, who came into the day slightly above average and went on a hot streak, winning several large pots along the way. He now sits on 1,483,000 in chips, and is one of 3 players currently in the 7 figures. Below are the top 6 counts in play as we enter level 20:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew | Macdonald | 1,483,000 |
| Ian | Modder | 1,174,000 |
| Mike | Leah | 1,063,000 |
| Jason | Mangold | 955,000 |
| Quentin | Siffledeen | 846,000 |
| Garrett | Dansereau | 780,000 |
With the WPT Montreal Main Event now in the money, a few quick eliminations have taken place.
Matthew Salsberg was among the early eliminations, after calling off his sub 10BB stack from the big blind faced with a late position shove. His 
were outmatched by Bradley Smith’s 
, and with no help on the 
board he was eliminated in 99th place for $11,400.
Other in the money eliminations include Ari Engel, Darryll Fish and Carlo Nini, who all collected $11,400 for their Day 3 finish.
