The anticipation has been building for weeks. The WPT Montreal Main Event is finally here! The WPT Montreal Main Event is one of the premier events of the year and guarantees a prize pool of $3,000,000 so now is the time to head to Playground to join the action.

It began on Sunday, October 20, when the online flight for the $3,000 + $300 WPT Main Event, the Online Day 1 & 2, played out. For the Main Event, the Online Day 1 & 2 saw players battle it out until the number of remaining players had been reduced to 1 in 7 entries. When that moment arrived, the remaining players were in the money. These players will be reunited with their stacks when Day 3 play begins on November 2 at 12:00pm. The Online Day 1 & 2 on partypoker took in a total of 101 entries, getting the WPT Montreal Main Event off to a great start.

When the dust settled at the end of the flight, 14 remained to advance their stacks to Day 3 and a spot in the money. Michael Watson brought forward the largest stack of the day, but with a field of elite players, even a large lead is far from safe.

Players start with 40,000 chips and play through eight 60 minute levels in the live Day 1’s. Players may enter (or re-enter) the tournament until the beginning of Level 13 on Day 2.

This is a multiple re-entry event with 1 entry and 1 re-entry on each Day 1, as well as on Day 2 until the end of the late registration period at the beginning of level 13. Same day re-entry is permitted to any player who loses all their chips, or, chooses to forfeit their stack. A player may play additional Day 1’s even if they have survived a previous Day 1 (or Day 1 & 2 Online) with chips. Players who qualify more than once for Day 2 will resume play with their largest qualifying stack. Day 2 re-entry cannot be completed with a qualifying stack. A player may buy into Day 2 if they have previously qualified a stack for Day 3 through Day 1 & 2 Online. If they survive Day 2, the larger qualifying stack would carry over to Day 3 and the smaller would be forfeited. They would, however, retain the associated cash prize.

There are already 100 players seated at the tables right now and players continue to enter the tournament room minute by minute so that number will just keep on growing throughout the afternoon and evening.

Good luck to all!