LIVE EVENTS

As play reaches the end of level 12, there are still 122 players in contention.

The top 44 players will reach the money and advance to Day 2. Although the end of the flight is still a long way away, the tension is clearly building at the tables, as three-betting becomes more and more common. The gap between the big and small stacks in the field was grown to its widest point of the day, putting some players far ahead of the blinds but many others are dwindling into the danger zone with only a handful of big blinds.

Here is a look at the field from level 11:

The late registration and re-entry period for Day 1C is now closed. There are 172 players still involved in this flight, from 310 total entries. The 65 re-entries collected this afternoon helped inflate the number of chips in play, putting over 9 million in chips on the felts. The top 44 players will qualify for Day 2 and reach the money.

Many players have more than double the current chip average of 53,000 in their possession, and those at the top of the leaderboard have nearly triple that amount. An average provides slightly more than 66 big blinds, so nearly everyone in the field is still enjoying deep-stacked play.

Day 1C is already the largest starting flight yet for the WPT500. The field continues to grow, as this flight enters the last hour of late registration and re-entries.

There are still over 200 players in contention out of 287 total entries, including 42 re-entries.  There are currently more than 8.5 million in chips in play, and the chip average now provides over 80 big blinds, which has helped the players put on an exciting display of deep-stacked poker.

Here is a look at the action from level 6:

New players and re-entries are rolling in one after the other, making Day 1C the largest starting flight to date, and there are still two more hours of late registration. With more than 7,500,000 in chips in play, it comes as no surprise that many players are well above the current chip average. So far, two players – Christian Barbeau and Mitcheal Ferguson – have reached the 100K plateau, and several others are comfortably out ahead of the blinds with stacks of more than double the current chip average.

There are two levels of play in the books on Day 1C, and there have already been 14 re-entries. There was a large crowd ready and waiting for the opening announcement earlier, with more new players and re-entries joining the field by the minute. The total number of entries just eclipsed the 200-mark, putting this flight on pace to be the largest yet.

The strong early turnout has put over 6 million in chips in play, a figure which will only increase throughout the afternoon, so there is a good chance that this flight will produce a new overall chip leader.

Here is a look at the action from level 2:

The WPT Montreal rolls on this afternoon with Day 1C of the $500 + $50 WPT500.

This epic, multi-day event has already gathered 656 entries through five online flights and two live flights. So far, 94 players have advance stacks to Day 2, which will be held Monday, October 28 at 1:00pm. To see the combined Day 1 results, click here.

Each starting flight of the WPT500 starts players with stacks of 30,000 in chips to play through as many 30-minute levels as needed to reduce the field to one in seven entries, at which point the players will bag their chips for Day 2. Each Day 1 will play 10-handed and move to 9-handed play as soon as possible.  

The WPT500 is an unlimited re-entry event, with unlimited re-entries permitted until the beginning of the ninth level of play on each Day 1, which will arrive at 4:30pm on Day 1C. Players can enter multiple starting flights but only their largest stack can be used on Day 2; all other qualifying stacks will be forfeited, but players will receive the associated cash prize for any forfeited stacks. 

Day 1C gets underway at 12:00pm, with Day 1D following at 5:00pm, and Day 1E Turbo goes tonight at 10:00pm. Good luck to all!