Photographs from level 16:
Level 16 photos
- Level: 16
- Small Blind: 2K
- Big Blind: 4K
- BB Ante: 4K
- Chip Average: 190K
- Remaining: 166
- Entries: 792
2 levels remain
- Level: 15
- Small Blind: 1.5K
- Big Blind: 3K
- BB Ante: 3K
- Chip Average: 173K
- Remaining: 183
- Entries: 792
With the end of level 15 just moments away, the players in the WPT Montreal Main Event are nearing the end of their Day 2, as only 2 more levels remain after this one. The eliminations are starting to slow down as the payouts begin to approach. The top 103 players will secure themselves a prize of at least $11,400, however the bubble will realistically not be reached until tomorrow.
Photographs from level 15:
Argue leads at the first break
- Level: 4
- Small Blind: 200
- Big Blind: 200
- BB Ante: 200
- Chip Average: 35K
- Remaining: 45
- Entries: 52
After three 40-minute levels one player’s stack stands out from the rest, Mr. Trevor Argue. His 98,000 is significantly higher than his three closest competitors, enumerated below.
There is still plenty of time left before registration closes to join the tournament, which closes in just over four hours, around 12:30am.
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Trevor | Argue | 98,000 |
| Dominick | Sannino | 71,100 |
| Omid | Shahbazian | 70,200 |
| Ian | Tang | 68,500 |
McLaren is getting hot
- Level: 12
- Small Blind: 800
- Big Blind: 1,600
- BB Ante: 1,600
- Chip Average: 91K
- Remaining: 52
- Entries: 157
After winning an enormous pot just a few hands earlier, and simultaneously whittling away at the WTPDeepStacks Day 1A stack leader, Joseph Sullivan’s chip count, Daniel McLaren went on to win three of the next four hands.
In this particular case, Ajay Gnanasambanthan raised to 2,500, preflop. Daniel and Nabil Karass both called. The flop came down 
. Having won more than 70,000 chips only moments earlier, Daniel was in a position to throw his weight around and raised to 4,500.
Neither Nabil nor Ajay were interested in calling, and both tossed their cards back to the dealer.
Arvanitis muscles out the crowd
- Level: 3
- Small Blind: 100
- Big Blind: 200
- BB Ante: 200
- Chip Average: 35K
- Remaining: 42
- Entries: 49
We are approaching the first break of the evening, and Chris Arvanitis just muscled out a crowd with an all in to win a relatively small pot.
The board was showing a 
when Jun Ishii led out with a bet of 1,300. It was called by both Gabriel Attiave and Conrad Corrigan, but that was too many cooks in the kitchen for Chris, who shoved in the face of three hesitant players.
He ended up taking down the pot of about 5,000 by risking all his chips (approximately 20,000). A risky play, but it worked. That’s poker!
More of our Day 1B players
- Level: 3
- Small Blind: 100
- Big Blind: 200
- BB Ante: 200
- Chip Average: 31.5K
- Remaining: 45
- Entries: 47
Halfway through level 3, we have reached 47 players, 45 of which are still alive and kicking. Here are some shots of those that chose to join us so far for Day 1B.
