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.

Photographs from level 21:

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.

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:

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 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:

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.