LIVE EVENTS

Day 1E has just entered the fifteenth level of play, leaving less than an hour left in this flight.

The field now stands at 127 players, approaching a third of the total entries for the day. The mood in the room is a mix of tension and excitement; an influx of players in the $515 + $50 turbo re-entry satellite for the Main Event has brought with it a more boisterous atmosphere, but the remaining players in Day 1E are quietly and carefully calculating their every move in order to make it to the end of this flight.

Here are some recent photos:

Day 1E has just made the final turn down the home stretch. Now that 12 levels of play are complete, there are still 163 runners in contention with four levels left to go before bagging chips for tomorrow’s Day 2.

Although play has tightened up since the early levels, the all in card made regular appearances throughout the last few levels of play. The shorter stacks in the field are beginning to feel the pressure of the blinds, making pre-flop all ins a more common occurrence.

The chip lead is held by Matthew Wilkins. He is comfortably ahead of everyone else in Day 1E, but, as any player will tell you, things can change quickly in tournament poker so he will have to keep up the play that got him to this point to bring those chips with him to Day 2.

The current chip leader:

The late registration and re-entry period has just ended on Day 1E. This flight has been the most popular yet, by a significant margin, with 336 entries. There are 233 players still in the running at the mid-point of this flight.

The pace of play has been gradually slowing since the first break, so expect things to tighten up even more now that players can no longer re-enter. The current chip leader, Kelly Minkin, has a healthy lead on her nearest rival, but she will need to stay sharp to maintain the top stack in play.

The current chip leader:

Although new players joined Day 1E at a slower rate during the last two levels, there remains a huge field of 246 players left in contention. The wild action seen before the first break has given way to a steadier tournament grind, even though we are still seeing more multi-way pots than one might expect; the players are considering each decision carefully and only very strong hands are being seen at showdown.

The late registration and re-entry period is winding down, but a handful more entries are likely to join this flight before time runs out. The next break is only a few minutes away, stay tuned for a leaderboard update.

Here are some photos from level 7:

New players keep arriving and the re-entries continue to pile up on Day 1E. As play continues in level 6, the field stands at 266 players out of 320 entries. The huge number of chips in play has encouraged players to stick with this flight, even if they got off to an unlucky start, bringing in 32 re-entries so far. There is still over an hour left in the late registration and re-entry period, leaving plenty of time to get in on the action.

Here’s a look at the field from the early levels:

Day 1E of the Montreal Open has proven to be the most popular flight yet, with 309 entries after only four levels of plays. That figure includes 23 re-entries and shows the aggressive approach that has been adopted by many in the field. The players showed no hesitation to put chips in the middle, and the pace of play is not likely to slow down before the end of the late registration and re-entry period.

The early levels created a number of big stacks in the field, but at this point in level 5, they all trail Maxime Cloutier who has managed to more than quadruple his starting stack.

The current chip leader:

Day 1E of the Montreal Open has attracted a huge field of players, with over 200 runners before the end of the first level of play. The players have come out of the gate flying with three- and four-bets coming into play from the very first orbit. The fast action has already produced two re-entries so expect many more to follow throughout the afternoon.

Late registration and unlimited re-entries will be available until 4:30pm. This flight is shaping up to be the biggest one yet. Don’t miss out!