The WPT500, first event in the WPT Montreal festival, resumes today with all Day 2 qualifiers merging into a single huge field of 303 players, gathered from 13 starting flights including online and live. All these players will play a long day of poker as Day 2 will only come to a halt once the 9-handed final table is reached.

The field is led by Mathyeu Provost (pictured below) who ended Day 1A with a whopping 716,000 chips. All Day 2 participants will play 30-minute levels until they are left with no chips or make it to the final 9. Play resumes at blinds 2K/4K/a4K, which is the earliest ending time of all starting flights. We will post leaderboard updates, photos, and maybe an occasional hand… stay tuned!