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The battle continues between Heroux and Cormier

Level: 7
Small Blind: 300
Big Blind: 500
BB Ante: 500
Chip Average: 63K
Remaining: 108
Entries: 171

2018/10/30 | 19:52 by Playground Poker

Jeffrey Cormier and Maxime Heroux have been seated at the same table all day, and we’ve seen a number of hands come down to a battle between these two players.

This time, now at level 7, we joined the action after the flop was already on the board.

Flop:

Jeffrey acted first and raised 3,000 utg, and Maxime called.

Turn:

This time Jeffrey checked, only to be raised by Maxime to 22,000. Jeffrey called.

River:

While it was Jeffrey who opened the betting after the flop and Maxime on the turn, this time one wanted to raise the stakes. Both players checked and flipped over their cards, hoping to grab the near-60,000 chip pot.

Jeffrey:

Maxime:

This time it was Maxime who took it down, with his Aces besting Jeffrey’s Jacks. The battle continues!

Kevin Rivest holds a slim lead

Level: 7
Small Blind: 300
Big Blind: 500
BB Ante: 500
Chip Average: 59K
Remaining: 111
Entries: 166

2018/10/30 | 19:27 by Playground Poker

Montreal’s own Kevin Rivest is the front runner in Day 1B of the Main Event following 6 levels of play. Kevin has already accumulated 225,000, and is followed closely behind by Upeshka De Silva, who has been first or second in chips since the first moments of the tournament today.

The remaining 111 entries are currently wrapping up a dinner break before the live action begins again.

Kevin Rivest – 225,000 chips
Upeshka De Silva – 223,000

4th place: Thomas Hall

Level: 37
Small Blind: 250K
Big Blind: 500K
BB Ante: 500K
Chip Average: 25.3M
Remaining: 3
Entries: 2536

2018/10/30 | 19:13 by Playground Poker

Thomas Hall bumped up the action to 1,050,000 from under the gun, and play folded around to Miguel Goncalo, who completed the bet from the big blind.

The dealer rung out a flop, and Miguel checked first to act. Thomas tossed out a bet of 900,000, and before the chips even hit the felt Miguel threw in a raise to 3,500,000. Thomas went into the tank for a minute, then looked up at the dealer to announced his all-in for 10,400,000, which was followed by a quick call from Miguel.

Thomas had flopped the nut straight with , while Miguel tabled top-two with . The turn brought another , sealing the deal for Miguel, who lead out a loud cheer. The river was dealt as a formality as Thomas congratulated his table-mates, earning himself a $67,000 consolation prize for his deep run.

Play is now 3-handed, with the following chip counts:

First Name \| Prénom	Last Name \| Nom	Stack \| Tapis
Said	El-Yousfi	32,825,000
Miguel	Goncalo	30,175,000
William	Blais	12,900,000

4th place: Thomas Hall – $67,000

5th place: Trevor Argue

Level: 37
Small Blind: 250K
Big Blind: 500K
BB Ante: 500K
Chip Average: 19M
Remaining: 4
Entries: 2536

2018/10/30 | 18:51 by Playground Poker

William Blais delivered a crippling blow to Trevor Argue, as the two clashed pre-flop each holding a pocket pair. Trevor was the first to put his chips in play, open-shoved from the cutoff with nearly 10,000,000. William Blais called with his remaining 8,400,000 from the button, and the blinds got out of the way.

Trevor:
William:

Board:

Trevor was left quite short-stacked after the hand. With a good percentage of his stack committed in the big blind 2 hands later, he was compelled to call the rest off after Thomas Hall put him to the test from the small blind.

Trevor:
Thomas:

Both players caught a piece of the flop, with Thomas’ hand ending up as the winner on the board.

5th place: Trevor Argue – $51,000

De Silva continues to roll

Level: 6
Small Blind: 200
Big Blind: 400
BB Ante: 400
Chip Average: 60K
Remaining: 110
Entries: 164

2018/10/30 | 18:46 by Playground Poker

Upeshka De Silva won an early hand, doubling up in the first few minutes to take the chip lead. He hasn’t looked back since, and his solid play shows that he is the chip leader today for a reason.

The most recent evidence came a few minutes ago at table 27, where he has been holding court. We joined the action with the flop already on the felt.

Flop:

Upeshka checked utg. Samuel Tsehai, the only other player in the hand, raised him 1,000. Upeshka called.

Turn:

Again, Upeshka checked. This time he was raised 3,000 by Samuel. After some contemplation, Upeshka called.

River:

With two Aces on the board and three hearts, there were a number of hand combinations that could strike fear in the heart of a regular poker player – even one enjoying the chip lead.

Upeshka checked again, with Samuel betting 8,000 soon after. After some more hard thinking, Upeshka made an incredible call, one appreciated by almost everyone at the table, taking down the hand with two pair.

Samuel:

Upeshka:

6th place: Dave Graham

Level: 36
Small Blind: 200K
Big Blind: 400K
BB Ante: 400K
Chip Average: 15.2M
Remaining: 5
Entries: 2536

2018/10/30 | 18:38 by Playground Poker

Dave Graham opened to 1,100,000 from under the gun, and Said El-Yousfi made the call from the small blind. With showing on the flop, Said checked first to act, and then went into the tank when Dave moved all-in for 5,125,000. After cutting out some calling chips, Said deliberated for a moment before siding them forward.

Dave tabled for a pair of Kings, and was in rough shape versus the of Said. With no help on the turn and river, he was sent to the cage to collect his 6th place payout.

Said has now jumped into the chip lead, playing nearly 30,000,000 at the end of level 36.

6th place: Dave Graham – $40,000