Event #2: $5,000 + $300 Main Event

WPT Main Event Day 1B sees first double up

Level: 1
Small Blind: 100
Big Blind: 200
BB Ante: 0
Chip Average: 40.5K
Remaining: 80
Entries: 81

2018/10/30 | 12:34 by Playground Poker

Upeshka De Silva is having a good day so far, as he was the first player to double up. Not only is he happy, but so is the player siting next to him! Unfortunately we didn’t catch the hand that helped him jump into the early chip lead, but his smile tells the story.

While poker is about competition, it is also a community. As you can see, Upeshka and his tablemate decided to get some massages to relax, mentally preparing for the day to come.

If you want to come join the action (and maybe make a new friend) the Main Event Day 1B is the place to be! Registration is open all day.

Main Event Day 1B starts now!

Level: 1
Small Blind: 100
Big Blind: 200
BB Ante: 100
Chip Average: 40K
Remaining: 47
Entries: 47

2018/10/30 | 12:03 by

Day 1A of the WPT Montreal Main Event broke the ice yesterday in the $5,000 + $300 tourney, and today the event moves to Day 1B – the 2nd of 3 Live starting flights in the tournament. If history is any guide, today’s flight should be significantly larger than yesterday’s field, as new players join and unsuccessful Day 1A or Online Day 1 players take another shot at a piece of the $5,000,000 guarantee.

Each Day 1 flight permits a single re-entry until the end of play on Day 1. Players will start with 40,000 in chips and play through 8 60-minute levels. Everyone who makes it through to the end will bag up chips to take to Day 2. Players who don’t feel they’ve bagged enough chips to make a solid run through Day 2 may also give it another try – players will start Day 2 with the largest stack they manage to build through all of the Day 1s. And players who are still not happy with their stack after their Day 1 are welcome to come out for Day 2 – entry and re-entry is available not only on Day 1s, but through to the beginning of level 11 on Day 2 as well.

Tournament staff have just made their introductory announcements and cards are now in the air.

WPT Main Event Day 1A is done!

Level: 8
Small Blind: 300
Big Blind: 600
BB Ante: 600
Chip Average: 78K
Remaining: 41
Entries: 80

2018/10/30 | 1:42 by Playground Poker

After over nine hours of intense poker action, our WPT Montreal Main Event Day 1A is officially in the books. There were 80 total entries (including 9 re-entries), and at the end of the day 41 players were still standing, ready for Day 2 which comes up on Thursday November 1, 2018 at noon. All of them will have a shot at winning part of the guaranteed $5,000,000 prize pool.

Although the chip lead went back and forth throughout the day, in the end it was owned by the same player for the last 2 levels, Mr. Marius Kikinezhdi, who ended the day with a great run of cards on top of his solid play. The leader board can be seen below.

Also, don’t forget that you can join the Main Event by buying in for Day 1B (Tuesday) or Day 1C (Wednesday). In fact, you can even buy in on Day 2 (Thursday) if you want, right up to the end of the registration period, which will close after 3 levels of play on Thursday.

Congrats to all the players moving on. See you at the tables!

View the WPT Montreal Main Event Day 1 Combined Results page.

First Name \| Prénom	Last Name \| Nom	Stack \| Tapis
Marius	Kikinezhdi	283,500
Ljubomir	Josipovic	187,200
Srinivas	Gottiparthi	185,600
Ryan	Pignatelli	159,000
Michael	Wang	151,200

Pais isn’t done!

Level: 8
Small Blind: 300
Big Blind: 600
BB Ante: 600
Chip Average: 70K
Remaining: 46
Entries: 80

2018/10/30 | 0:45 by Playground Poker

It is just after midnight and the players at today’s Main Event have been at it for eight hours (including breaks). Some are doing well, others not so much. But Mauricio Pais isn’t going to let a little something like a recent bust ruin his night!

To briefly recap: Mauricio was busted just before the last break – less than an hour ago – by the (now) chip leader Marius Kikinezhdi. His jacks were beaten by a straight. Not so out of the ordinary, so far as it goes. But as we toured the remaining tables, there he was again at table 62! And not only that, he’s smiling!

Instead of making another run at one of the two other Main Event Day 1s (happening Tuesday and Wednesday this week), he has decided to grab the opportunity right away. The man won’t be cowed, he will make Day 2 of this tournament. That is, unless he has a very unlucky last hour.

Best of luck to him and the 48 other players still seated at the tables!

Kikinezhdi leads the group

Level: 7
Small Blind: 300
Big Blind: 500
BB Ante: 500
Chip Average: 61K
Remaining: 51
Entries: 78

2018/10/29 | 23:45 by Playground Poker

After six 60-minute levels and three breaks, Marius Kikinezhdi is the new chip leader, thanks entirely to his win of the last hand before the break, busting Mauricio Pais.

First Name \| Prénom	Last Name \| Nom	Stack \| Tapis
Marius	Kikinezhdi	191,600
Ljubomir	Josipovic	176,600
Shankar	Pillai	157,300
Brian	Altman	129,200
Timothy	Ulmer	113,000
Srinivas	Gottiparthi	109,600

Kikinezhdi busts Pais

Level: 6
Small Blind: 200
Big Blind: 400
BB Ante: 400
Chip Average: 60K
Remaining: 53
Entries: 77

2018/10/29 | 23:34 by Playground Poker

With only seconds to go before the players were to hit their third break of the night, a relatively low stakes hand on table 63 turned into a monster for one player – and a nightmare for another. We joined the action late in the hand, with the board showing , and only about 11,000 in the pot.

There were three players in the hand, and the player in seat 2 checked utg. Marius Kikinezhdi in seat 3 made a pot-sized bet of 12,500. But instead of pushing the other players out of the hand, he met with resistance.

Mauricio Pais, who took some time deciding (staring down Marius for some clue), decided to shove all in for his stack of 53,200. The player in position 2 folded, and Marius quickly called. The players flipped their cards.

Mauricio:

Marius:

Marius had made his straight on the turn, and Mauricio packed up his things. That catapulted Marius into the chip lead as the players got up from the tables to stretch their legs at the break.