WPT Montreal Report

WPT Montreal Champion Jonathan Roy with his $755,601 Canadian Dollars

Jonathan Roy of Quebec, Canada won the $3k WPT Montreal (November 23-27), winning $755,601 CAD, a seat into the 2013 $25k WPT World Championship (Bellagio, May 2013), and a WPT Championship Belt.  Roy entered the final table 3rd in chips with 62.3 BBs. He defeated Pascal Lefrancois, a fellow Quebec native heads-up for the title.  On the last hand, Lefrancois was all-in pre-flop for his BB with 83o and was eliminated by Roy's KJo on a KJ4Q9 board.

Prior to this win, Roy only had $142,461 in career Live Tournament Earnings.  On the other hand, Lefrancois had $1,351,772 in Live Tournament Earnings prior to this second place finish.

The 6-handed final table included Poker Pro Gavin Smith, who finished in 4th place.  Here is the complete final table standings:

1. Jonathan Roy ($755,601 + $25k entry)
2. Pascal Lefrancois ($473,572)
3. Jeff Gross ($319,238)
4. Gavin Smith ($212,937)
5. Sylvain Siebert ($147,184)
6. Peter Kaemmerlen ($113,792)

117 out of a total field of 1,173 players cashed for a minimum cash of $5,451 CAD for 100-117th.  There was a total prizepool of $3,387,930 for this $3k CAD event.

The next WPT Event has already begun in Mazagan, Morocco (€3500 buy-in with re-entries) November 27 - December 1), with notable names such as Guillaume Darcourt (Day 1A Chip Leader), Steve O'Dwyer, Daniel Cates, David Benyamine (eliminated Day 1A), Gaelle Baumann (10th in 2012 WSOP Main Event) and Kara Scott (eliminated Day 1B).  There is a total prizepool of $577,387 from 146 entries.