Tuesday, November 27, 2012

WPT MONTREAL: MONTREAL CALLING - BIG NAME CANUCKS LOOK FOR WPT GLORY


Two hometown heroes (Roy, Lefrancois) - one of the country's best (Smith) add in an American star (Gross) and you've got yourself the perfect mix for what should be an exciting final table later today at the Playground Poker Club minutes outside of Montreal.


They started off 1,173 strong - monster numbers in the third biggest WPT tournament in history - and now they're down to the final six, all looking for WPT glory.

Pascal Lefrancois helped but Quebec and French Canada on the poker map back in 2010 when he won his first WSOP bracelet - and went topless for the occasion! Later that year, Quebec's footprint on the poker landscape would be cemented when Lefrancois' good friend, Jonathan Duhamel, went on to win the Main Event.

You may be a little unfamiliar with Jonathan Roy - but you should not overlook the Boucherville native. Roy does have lots of experience on the tournament circuit, including a win in a 8-max side event at the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo this year and a 9th place finish at WPT Malta just a few months ago.

This could be a big moment for Gavin Smith. In his native Canada, chasing that second WPT title. The former WSOP bracelet winner is one of Canada's biggest stars in poker and his four WPT final table performances combined with this two WSOP final tables will surely serve him well later today ... the only problem? He starts the day last in chips.

Jeff Gross will be looking to play the role of spoiler on Tuesday. Gross has tons on the line. He brings a big chip stack to the table today and is looking for his first major poker title.

Gross came oh so close to bracelet #1 at the 2011 WSOP when he finished second to Mark Radoja (a Canadian for what it's worth) in the 5K NLH Shootout event.

Both Lefrancois and Smith were former guests of mine on Poker Eh! on QuadJacks Radio - you can listen to their interviews here: Poker EH! on QuadJacks

FINAL TABLE SEAT ASSIGNMENTS / CHIP COUNTS
Seat 1: Jonathan Roy 7.48M
Seat 2: Pascal Lefrancois 6.06M
Seat 3: Jeff Gross 8.65M
Seat 4: Gavin Smith 1.60M
Seat 5: Peter Kaemmerien 2.40M
Seat 6: Sylvain Siebert 8.85M

Blinds are set at 60K - 120K with a 20K ante for the first 23 minutes of play.

The WPT will live stream the event over at www.WPT.com starting at 4:30pm ET (on a 30-minute delay) ... Mike "Timex" McDonald is expected to join live stream host Tony Dunst in the commentary booth.



TOP 18 PAYOUTS (USD)
1st place $779,710
2nd place $470,920
3rd place $317,450
4th place $211,745
5th place $146,360
6th place $113,155
Serge Cantin $86,505
Martin Raus $63,015
Gabriel Fernandes $45,060
Kuong Chhe Kuoch $32,185
Josue Sauvageau $32,185
Tommy Velliama $32,185
Ashton Griffin $25,070
Amanda Musumeci $25,070
Thahn Phong $25,070
Danny Thahn Nguyen $21,005
Paul Apotstols $21,005
Francois Billard $21,005

RELATED POSTS
> LEFRANCOIS WINS BRACELET
> G-SMITH WINS BRACELET
> ROY WINS MONTE CARLO PRELIM


PTPR SIDE EVENT
WORLD POKER TOUR
PLAYGROUND POKER CLASSIC
WPT NLH Main Event
November 23-27, 2012

Playground Poker Club | Quebec
Buy-in: $3,325 | Prizepool: $3,387,930
Total Entries: 1,173

PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION
1st place 136
2nd place 86
3rd place 56
4th place 46
5th place 41
6th place 36
Serge Cantin 36
Martin Raus 21
Gabriel Fernandes 21
Kuong Chhe Kuoch 21
Josue Sauvageau 21
Tommy Velliama 19
Ashton Griffin 19
Amanda Musumeci 19
Thahn Phong 19
Danny Thahn Nguyen 16
Paul Apotstols 16
Francois Billard 16


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