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.

WPT Montreal Day 3 Results

Pascal Lefrancois enters the final table 4th in chips and is guaranteed  $113,155

The 2012 $3,300 WPT Montreal Main Event had 1,173 entries, which is a record for a Canadian poker tournament with a buy-in of $1k or more.  This resulted in a prize pool of $3,387,930 (12.5% rake).  117 places are paid (10%), with $779,710 (23%) going to 1st place.

After Day 1a, 141 of 478 players advanced, with Patrick Lelievre leading with T326,100 chips.  Other notable stacks were Marc-Andre Ladouceur (2012 WSOP Main Event 13th place ($465,159) 4th in chips and Antonio Esfandiari in 10th.  Notable bustouts included Jonathan Duhamel, Tom Marchese, Phil Laak and Daniel Negreanu.

After Day 1b, 221 of 695 players advanced, with Kalpesh Raichura leading with T314,200 chips.  Other notable stacks were Amanda Musumeci 10th in chips and Andy Frankenberger in 12th.  Notable bustouts included Brian Rast, Daniel Negreanu (re-entry), Faraz Jaka and Jonathan Duhamel (re-entry).

After Day 2, only 45 of 362 players advanced, and the bubble burst, with Jeff Gross leading with T2,422,000 chips.  Other notable stacks were Mike McDonald in 2nd and Gavin Smith in 9th.  Notable bustouts included Marc-Andre Ladouceur ($10,840), Tom Marchese, David Williams, Tony Dunst, Andy Frankenberger, Antonio Esfandiari, John Racener, Isabelle Mercier, Joseph Cheong and Peter Jetten.

After Day 3, only 6 of 45 players advanced, including Day 3 Chip Leader Jeff Gross, second in chips.  The chip average is slightly above 5.8 million (~49 BBs).  Notable bustouts included Dan Smith, Mike McDonald and Jason Koon.  Chip Leader is Sylvain Siebert.  The most notable names are Pascal Lefrancois, 4th in chips with roughly 50 BBs and Gavin Smith, the short stack with roughly 13 BBs.

6 players enter the final table tomorrow at at 4:00pm EST, with the following payouts:
1st = $779,710
2nd = $470,920
3rd = $317,450
4th = $211,745
5th = $146,360
6th = $113,155

5 Most Successful WPT players

Here are some stats I compiled on the top 5 on the All-Time Money List for the World Poker Tour.

2001 WSOP World Champ Carlos Mortensen has also dominated the WPT throughout his career

1. Carlos "El Matador" Mortensen

• $6,406,932 in Live WPT Earnings
• 2007 WPT Season 5 Champion ($3,970,415) (def. Kirk Morrison)
• 3 WPT Titles (record-tying with Gus Hansen)

2. Daniel "Kid Poker" Negreanu

• $5,538,967 in Live WPT Earnings
• 2004 $15,000 Five Diamond World Poker Classic ($1,770,218) (def. Humberto Brenes)
• 2 WPT Titles

3. Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi

• $4,666,683 in Live WPT Earnings
• 2005 $10,000 L.A. Poker Classic ($1,859,909) (def. Haralobos Voulgaris)
• 2 WPT Titles

4. Tuan Le

• $4,514,063 in Live WPT Earnings
• 2005 $25,000 WPT World Champion ($2,856,150) (def. Paul Maxfield)
• 2 WPT Titles

5. Gus "The Great Dane" Hansen

• $4,110,801 in Live WPT Earnings
• 2002 $10,000 Five Diamond World Poker Classic ($556,460) (def. John Juanda)
• 3 WPT Titles (record-tying with Carlos Mortensen)