$1 Million Guarantee Overlay!
The $1,100 buy-in partypoker WPT Canadian Spring Championship has a guaranteed prizepool of $1 million. To reach the guarantee, the field needs to expand to 1,000 entries.
If more players don’t show up, Playground Poker Club will have to put up that money to meet the guarantee. The overlay is worth $285,000!
So if you are at all on the fence about whether or not to play the WPT Canadian Spring Championship, come on down and give it a shot!
Day 1b: Friday March 28
Day 1B at the partypoker WPT Canadian Spring Championship has come to a close and 92 players have advanced to Day 2 on Sunday from the 308 that entered today. The total number of entries now stands at 527 with a total of 152 returning for Day 2.
The chip leader at the end of play is partypoker qualifier Simon Quintal with 303,900.
| First Name | Last Name | Status | Chip Count | City |
| Simon | Quintal | Still in | 303,900 | Saint-Jerome |
| Francois | Binette | Still in | 258,700 | Sainte-Therese |
| Joseph | Verdugo | Still in | 240,500 | Aurora On |
| Justin | Miller | Still in | 236,700 | Cornwall |
| Pascal | Bibeau | Still in | 233,700 | Mirabel |
| Marco | Caza | Still in | 220,800 | Legardeur |
| Daniel | Watton | Still in | 214,700 | |
| David | Szymanowicz | Still in | 211,600 | Montreal |
| Stephane | Hamel | Still in | 193,100 | Mirabel |
| Josh | Kimmel | Still in | 188,200 | Montreal |
| Frederic | Moulin | Still in | 185,200 | saint-hippolyte |
| Mike | Leah | Still in | 168,700 | Innisfil |
| Sebastien | Lebrun | Still in | 165,400 | |
| Mario | Lim | Still in | 164,800 | Markham |
| Konstantinos | Fotopoulos | Still in | 164,200 | Calgary |
| John | Henhoeffer | Still in | 162,200 | Kitchener |
| Matthew | Brunskole | Still in | 151,600 | NEwmarket |
| Gary | Lucci | Still in | 151,100 | |
| Andrew | Helleur | Still in | 138,500 | Montreal |
| Rodney | Lawrence | Still in | 138,200 | Markham |
| HongKong | Nguyen | Still in | 137,400 | Hamilton |
| Eric | Theroux | Still in | 130,300 | Montreal |
| Timothy | Vukson | Still in | 128,700 | Ottawa |
| Ami | Alibay | Still in | 128,000 | Blainville |
| Steven | Chu | Still in | 122,700 | Unionville |
| Edward | Hislop | Still in | 120,300 | Ottawa |
| Benoit | Pesant | Still in | 119,600 | saint-jerome |
| Kevin | MacDonald | Still in | 119,600 | Miramichi |
| Noy | Still in | 118,300 | Montreal | |
| Justin | Leeson | Still in | 115,900 | Calgary |
| Alexandre | Lavigne | Still in | 112,000 | Quebec |
| Johnny | Mazzaferro | Still in | 109,200 | Kirkland |
| Kara | Scott | Still in | 108,800 | Parma |
| Huong | Do | Still in | 107,000 | brampton |
| Bradley | Roe | Still in | 105,000 | Sarina |
| Peter | Beshay | Still in | 104,000 | Toronto |
| Antonio | Pace | Still in | 103,200 | Kitchener |
| Yan | Touchette | Still in | 102,000 | Ste Martine |
| Harley | Stoffmaker | Still in | 101,400 | C.S.L. |
| Selajtin | Jakupovski | Still in | 101,300 | Mississauga |
| Gaetano | Buda | Still in | 100,400 | Woodbridge |
| Dean | Murphy | Still in | 100,000 | Beaconsfield |
| Frederic | Mercier | Still in | 97,600 | pointes-aux-trembles |
| Frederick | Laurin Fortin | Still in | 94,900 | Montreal |
| Jonathan | Cohen | Still in | 94,900 | Montreal |
| Michael | Neuber | Still in | 94,300 | Pickering |
| Fuad | Nasser | Still in | 92,900 | Ottawa |
| Jean Francois | Bouchard | Still in | 88,500 | Montreal |
| Paul | Basi | Still in | 86,600 | Nepean |
| Patrick | Braga | Still in | 86,300 | Montreal |
| Charles | Normand | Still in | 85,700 | Montreal |
| Real | Boisvert | Still in | 82,800 | Sainte-Therese |
| Jonathan | Theriault | Still in | 78,800 | Roberval |
| Bill | Kontaratos | Still in | 77,000 | Laval |
| Nicky | Evans | Still in | 75,500 | Toronto |
| Vincent | Fhuozg | Still in | 73,600 | mississauga |
| Pierre Paul | Paulin | Still in | 73,200 | St-Simon |
| Conrado | Corpus | Still in | 72,300 | Toronto |
| Danny | Rouleau | Still in | 70,300 | Drummondville |
| Jason | Comtois | Still in | 68,300 | Montreal |
| Louis | Boutin | Still in | 67,000 | Laval |
| Derek | Boucher | Still in | 65,600 | St-Jerome |
| Jino | Veizi | Still in | 65,400 | Montreal |
| Chee Kian | Chan | Still in | 64,900 | Richmond Hill |
| David | Brunelle | Still in | 62,000 | Montreal |
| Andrew | Humphrey | Still in | 56,600 | Howie Centre |
| Osman | Soubra | Still in | 56,000 | Richmond Hill |
| Josue | Sauvageau | Still in | 53,700 | Quebec |
| Fraser | Malcom Harold | Still in | 53,200 | Thorburn |
| Maxime | Auger | Still in | 52,300 | Saint-Lin-Laurentide |
| Jordan | Martin | Still in | 52,200 | Cambridge |
| Giovanni | Abate | Still in | 51,600 | Woodbridge |
| Eraldo | Edouard | Still in | 50,500 | Laval |
| Presten | Cloutier | Still in | 46,800 | Cochrane |
| Georges | Hallak | Still in | 46,700 | Laval |
| George | James | Still in | 44,500 | East York |
| Charles | Macdonald | Still in | 43,600 | upper kennetcook |
| Karl | Gingras | Still in | 43,200 | Trois-Rivieres |
| Yoan | Poulin | Still in | 40,600 | |
| Johnathan Neil | Hansmeyer | Still in | 39,600 | Lethbridge |
| Stephanie | Goertz | Still in | 39,400 | Niagara on the Lake |
| Anthony | Fiumidinisi | Still in | 35,300 | Montreal |
| Claude | Dussureault | Still in | 34,500 | St-Constant |
| Laurence | Grondin | Still in | 33,600 | Montreal |
| Ryan | Moriarty | Still in | 32,300 | Pearl River |
| Alemu | Makonen | Still in | 28,900 | Edmonton |
| Hugo | Dumoulin | Still in | 28,600 | Notre-dame-de -l’ile-perrot |
| Owen | Snow | Still in | 27,700 | |
| Dino | Cicora | Still in | 23,500 | Longueuil |
| Ari | Koukopoulos | Still in | 17,300 |
Play has ended for Day 1b. Stay tuned for chip counts….
| Level: | 13 |
| Small Blind: | 1000 |
| Big Blind: | 2000 |
| Ante: | 300 |
| Chip Average: | 104k |
| Total Players Remaining: | 152 |
| Total Entries: | 527 |
partypoker Qualifiers
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Level 12
Blinds: 800-1,600, 200 ante
The players return from break to begin Level 12, with increased blinds of 800-1,600 and a 200 ante. With 127 players remaining from today’s field of 308, the average chip stack is about 72k.
Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 13, which will be around 9:45 pm ET.
Level 12 Chipleaders
| Joseph Verdugo | 291,000 |
| Harley Stoffmaker | 192,000 |
| Justin Miller | 180,000 |
| David Szymanowicz | 180,000 |
| Huong Do | 167,000 |
| Simon Quintal | 145,000 |
| Josh Kimmel | 135,000 |
| Ami Alibay | 101,000 |
Unofficial Chipleaders From the Break
Level 10: 500-1,000, 100 ante
During the break, a scan of stacks with at least 150,000 in chips. 1. Joseph Verdugo – 195,000 2. David Szymanowicz – 180,000 3. Harley Stoffmaker – 172,000
Level 10
Blinds: 500-1,000, 100 ante
The players return from break, with increased blinds of 500-1,000 and a 100 ante. 167 players remaining from today’s field of 308, the average chip stack is about 69k. This event features re-entry, so players who bust today may re-enter tomorrow Day 1c. Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 13, which will be around 9:45 pm ET.
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Players are on 15min break
Level 9 Chipcounts
- Harley Stoffmaker 158,000
- Josh Kimmel 135,000
- Ami Alibay 101,000
- Chris Sarena 88,000
- Paul Basi 80,000
- Karl Gingras 69,300
Level 9 Begins
Blinds: 400-800, 100 ante
Level 9 begins with increased blinds of 400-800 and a 100 ante. Play continues without a break. 192 players remaining from today’s field of 308. There were 219 entrants on Day 1A, so the total field size is 527.
Level 7 Chipcounts
Harley Stoffmaker 197,000 – Chris Sarena 88,000 – Paul Basi 80,000 – Gavin Smith 78,000 – Karl Gingras 69,300 – David Symanowicz 55,000
Level 7 (524 Entries)
Blinds: 250-500, 75 ante
The players return from break to begin Level 7, with increased blinds of 250-500 and a 75 ante. The average chip stack is about 39k. There were 219 entrants on Day 1A, so the total field size is 524 and growing.
Level 6
Blinds: 200-400, 50 ante
Level 5 comes to an end, and Level 6 begins with increased blinds of 200-400 and a 50 ante. Play continues without a break. Registration remains open until the end of Level 6. There were 219 entrants on Day 1A, so the total field size is 519 and growing.
Level 5
Blinds: 150-300, 50 ante
Level 5 begins with increased blinds of 150-300 and a 50 ante. Play continues without a break.
Chipleaders Level 3
- Karl Gingras 69,300
- David Symanowicz 55,000
- James Bernard Sullivan 39,700
- Danny Rouleau 39,500
Level 3
Blinds: 75-150, 25 ante
Level 3 begins with blinds of 75-150 and a 25 ante. Play continues without a break. The tournament clock shows 262 players in today’s field. Registration remains open until the end of Level 6.
Level 2
Blinds: 75-150, ante
Level 2 begins with increased blinds of 75-150. Play continues without a break. The tournament clock shows 248 players in the field so far for today’s Day 1B.
Level 1
Blinds: 50-100, ante
There are 186 players here for Day 1B in the field. Combined with the 219 entrants from Day 1A, that creates a field size of 405 entrants and climbing.
Registration remains open until the end of Level 6 and players who bust today have the option of re-entering tomorrow on Day 1C.
- Starting Stack: 30,000 tournament chips. Pre-purchased stacks will be “live” on the table from the beginning of the tournament. Late registrants and alternates will be sold a full starting stack.
- Blind Level Length: 45 minutes on Days 1 and 2, and 60 minutes on Days 3 and 4.
- Breaks: There will be 15-minute breaks after every 2 levels of play on Days 1 and 2. There will be a 15-minute break after each level on Days 3 and 4.
- Levels per Day: Days 1 will play for 13 levels. Day 2 will play for 11 levels. Day 3 will play until 6 players remain. Day 4 is the Final Table.
Day 1b Players Eliminated
| Etienne | Lanteigne | Busted out |
| Stephen | Dias | Busted out |
| Richard | Chia | Busted out |
| Richard | Figiel | Busted out |
| Ron | Farber | Busted out |
| Marko | Busted out | |
| Michael | Malm | Busted out |
| Giovanni | Massa | Busted out |
| Allan | Puzantian | Busted out |
| Martin | Dufour | Busted out |
| Salvador | Villaluz | Busted out |
| Ray | Mahomed | Busted out |
| Etienne | Leduc | Busted out |
| Mike | Giancola | Busted out |
| Stephane | Edme | Busted out |
| George | Caragiorgas | Busted out |
| Rob | Brown | Busted out |
| Troy | Hamilton | Busted out |
| Gavin | Smith | Busted out |
| Steven | White | Busted out |
| Wayne | Obrien | Busted out |
| Mario | Lepine | Busted out |
| Marc-Andre | Naud | Busted out |
| Miguel | Goncalo | Busted out |
| Kathy | Sawers | Busted out |
| William | Trudel | Busted out |
| Setrak | Suloukji | Busted out |
| Ivan | Mamuzic | Busted out |
| Ted | Ly | Busted out |
| David | Kruger | Busted out |
| Robert | Muzzatt | Busted out |
| Jordon | Johnstone | Busted out |
| Lily | Kornik | Busted out |
| Philippe | Dumas-Couture | Busted out |
| Christophe | Fracheboud | Busted out |
| Jerome | St-onge | Busted out |
| Maurice | Simard | Busted out |
| Mike | Di Criscio | Busted out |
| Martin | Surprenant | Busted out |
| Ryan | Higgins | Busted out |
| Barouir | Kazandjian | Busted out |
| Murad | Khan | Busted out |
| Brian | Beggs | Busted out |
| Cristian | Stanciu | Busted out |
| James Bernard | Sullivan | Busted out |
| Jiachen | Gong | Busted out |
| Bichr | Awad | Busted out |
| Eric | Doyle | Busted out |
| Nicola | Basile | Busted out |
| Joe-Elie | Assio | Busted out |
| Kevin | Godin-Patenaude | Busted out |
| Mike | Sexton | Busted out |
| Ron | Corber | Busted out |
| Eric | Guindon | Busted out |
| Yves | Leveille | Busted out |
| Trieu Dung | Hong | Busted out |
| Jean Pierre | St Martin | Busted out |
| Stefano | Sorgini | Busted out |
| Armry | Senat | Busted out |
| Danielle | Micallef | Busted out |
| Benoit | Jean | Busted out |
| Yi Fan | Dong | Busted out |
| Denis | Scott | Busted out |
| Chris | Sarena | Busted out |
| Marcello | Rosa | Busted out |
| Alexandre | Morin | Busted out |
| Deron | Noksana | Busted out |
| Norman Henry | Overdijk | Busted out |
| Spencer | Stacey | Busted out |
| Michael | Pinoudis | Busted out |
| Michael | Korovine | Busted out |
| Danny | Rouleau | Busted out |
| Dylan | Miller | Busted out |
| Ryan | Levine | Busted out |
| Alain | Blais | Busted out |
| Gregory | Buchner | Busted out |
| Walt | Asatoorian | Busted out |
| Steve | Kidman | Busted out |
| Trong | Dao | Busted out |
| Alim | Perales | Busted out |
| Garry | Hugh | Busted out |
| Jeffrey | Cormier | Busted out |
| Michel | Simoneau | Busted out |
| Julien | Fauteux Delorme | Busted out |
| Tony | Stratopoulos | Busted out |
| Mathieu | Boulanger-Vaugeois | Busted out |
| Carlos | Ghazal | Busted out |
| Yves | Loiselle | Busted out |
| Jose | Pereira | Busted out |
| Fadi | Haddad | Busted out |
| Chris | McClung | Busted out |
| Danny | Freitas | Busted out |
| Michel | Mcgraw | Busted out |
| Dimitrios | Helmis | Busted out |
| Azim | Popatia | Busted out |
| Erica | Freeman | Busted out |
| Chad | Beecraft | Busted out |
| Charle-Alexandre | Bergeron | Busted out |
| Ivan | Markovic | Busted out |
| Tony | DiMaria | Busted out |
| Alex | Barrette | Busted out |
| Armand | King | Busted out |
| Denis | Cyr | Busted out |
| Bo | Wang | Busted out |
| Ashton | Chin | Busted out |
| Sylvain | Siebert | Busted out |
| Joseph | Hanna | Busted out |
| Faizel | Satchu | Busted out |
| Peter | Labib | Busted out |
| Qiang | Dong | Busted out |
| Dominick | Brunet | Busted out |
| Francis | Falardeau | Busted out |
| Vince | Dwyer | Busted out |
| Serge | St-Pierre | Busted out |
| Thanh Tri | Nguyen | Busted out |
| Alain | jobin | Busted out |
| Thanh | Phu | Busted out |
| Jean Claude | Bernatchez | Busted out |
| Mathieu | Boucher | Busted out |
| David | Lanthier | Busted out |
| Jean Rene | Lafleur | Busted out |
| Richard | Mallow | Busted out |
| Colin | Moffatt | Busted out |
| Wei | Xu | Busted out |
| Travis | Robertson | Busted out |
| Joshua | Abiscott | Busted out |
| Danny | Boyaci | Busted out |
Day 1A at the WPT Canadian Spring Championship has come to a close with 62 remain from the 219 that entered today. The chip leader in Montreal tonight is Eric Davis with 276,300.
Tune back in tomorrow at 11 a.m. ET to follow along with the Day 1B coverage from the WPT Spring Championship.
End of Day 1A and Chip Count
| First Name | Last Name | Status | Chip Count | Table Name | Seat Number | City |
| Eric | Davis | Still in | 276,300 | 57 | 5 | Calgary |
| Andre | Turcotte | Still in | 267,800 | 54 | 7 | St-Jerome |
| Boyd | Oneill | Still in | 241,100 | 57 | 4 | |
| Mark | Wilson | Still in | 225,400 | 60 | 9 | Grande Prairie |
| Ruben | Perceval | Still in | 218,300 | 65 | 9 | Montreal |
| Nicolas | Aubin | Still in | 216,700 | 60 | 6 | |
| Jean-guy | Boyer | Still in | 207,100 | 54 | 1 | saint jerome |
| Steven | Schartner | Still in | 193,900 | 60 | 5 | Vernon |
| Eric | Levesque | Still in | 180,000 | 56 | 3 | MTL |
| William R | Mullen | Still in | 162,600 | 57 | 2 | Fort Qu’appelle |
| Alain | Toledano | Still in | 161,200 | 54 | 9 | |
| Ioannis | Pentefountas | Still in | 160,500 | 56 | 9 | Montreal |
| Georges Anthony | Dunst | Still in | 155,000 | 57 | 3 | Las Vegas |
| Chase | Olsen | Still in | 136,400 | 54 | 6 | |
| Jonathan | Poissant | Still in | 134,600 | 53 | 8 | St Michel |
| Bill | Loukanikas | Still in | 133,200 | 57 | 9 | |
| Eric | Afriat | Still in | 131,500 | 54 | 3 | Montreal |
| William | Foxen | Still in | 126,400 | 53 | 3 | Cold Spring |
| Amirmasoud | Babakhani | Still in | 125,000 | 60 | 2 | Thornhill |
| Joseph | Leblanc | Still in | 121,100 | 57 | 6 | Saint John |
| Marc Etienne | Blais | Still in | 117,400 | 65 | 3 | |
| Oliver David | Greer | Still in | 117,100 | 56 | 8 | stittdville |
| Mathieu | Martin | Still in | 115,800 | 53 | 2 | Montreal |
| Leng | Khauv | Still in | 112,900 | 56 | 6 | Laval |
| Glen | Hammers | Still in | 108,100 | 65 | 7 | Montreal |
| Dale | Chalifoux | Still in | 105,000 | 56 | 4 | Kinuso |
| Wafic | Fala | Still in | 105,000 | 56 | 2 | Pointe Claire |
| Victor | Adams | Still in | 99,700 | 53 | 9 | Toronto |
| Gerry | Lye | Still in | 99,400 | 60 | 3 | St John |
| Michel | Naggar | Still in | 98,000 | 53 | 6 | Montreal |
| Danny | Ayoub | Still in | 97,000 | 57 | 8 | Ottawa |
| Daniel | Schreiber | Still in | 93,700 | 56 | 5 | montreal |
| Jean-Philippe | Matte | Still in | 92,500 | 65 | 1 | qc |
| Jean-Yves | Blais | Still in | 90,400 | 53 | 1 | Montreal |
| Dan | Wells | Still in | 89,200 | 54 | 8 | sharron |
| Tony | DiMaria | Still in | 88,500 | 60 | 4 | Toronto |
| Xuan | Liu | Still in | 87,300 | 54 | 4 | toronto |
| Patrick | Lalonde | Still in | 83,600 | 53 | 5 | Saint-Simon-de-Bagot |
| Daniel | Cote | Still in | 77,400 | 61 | 7 | Montreal |
| Ben | Menache | Still in | 73,700 | 57 | 1 | Montreal |
| Kevin | St Denis | Still in | 70,000 | 53 | 7 | |
| Alexender | Wong | Still in | 66,600 | 60 | 8 | Ottawa |
| Kevin | MacDonald | Still in | 64,100 | 60 | 1 | Miramichi |
| David | Ormsby | Still in | 61,300 | 61 | 4 | Ottawa |
| Darcy | J. Wright | Still in | 60,000 | 53 | 4 | Calgary |
| Antoine | Berube | Still in | 59,700 | 65 | 2 | Quebec |
| Youssef | Bejjani | Still in | 57,700 | 61 | 5 | Oakville |
| Olivier | Racine | Still in | 56,200 | 60 | 7 | Montreal |
| Dylan | Wilkerson | Still in | 55,100 | 61 | 8 | |
| Rayan | Chamas | Still in | 49,100 | 61 | 3 | Dollard Des Ormeaux |
| Stephen | Caplan | Still in | 48,600 | 54 | 5 | |
| Roger | Lamia | Still in | 47,900 | 61 | 1 | gloucester |
| Tam | Ho | Still in | 42,900 | 61 | 2 | Ottawa |
| Shawn A, | Martell | Still in | 41,800 | 65 | 4 | Colchester |
| Robert | Cohen | Still in | 41,600 | 65 | 5 | Montreal |
| Joel | Bullock | Still in | 38,600 | 61 | 6 | Calgary |
| Gregory | Katayama | Still in | 38,000 | 56 | 7 | Missisauga |
| Charles – Eric | Benoit | Still in | 36,200 | 56 | 1 | Mont-Royal |
| Alexandre | Morel | Still in | 36,000 | 54 | 2 | brossard |
| Garen | Galanti | Still in | 31,200 | 57 | 7 | Montreal |
| Shawn | O’Dell | Still in | 25,500 | 65 | 8 | Oshawa |
| Ramzi | Karam | Still in | 24,500 | 61 | 9 | MTL |
