Felix Schulze Leads the Final 23 Players in the partypoker WPT Montreal Main Event
Day 2 of the WPT Montreal $3,200 Main Event witnessed 133 players out of a total field of 888 entrants whittled down to just 23 hopefuls after ten levels of 30-minutes each on Monday, Jan. 26 at partypoker.
Felix Schulze, waving the Austrian flag at partypoker, emerged as the clear overnight chip leader with a towering stack of 20,785,963 in chips.
Schulze is looking to add a WPT title to his WPT DeepStacks title he earned in April 2019 in that festival's €1,100 Main Event for €104,304 ($117,018).
Andrei Kriazhev entered Day 2 with the chip lead and parlayed this into a healthy second place stack heading into Day 3 with 18,782,517 in chips. Also bagging eight-figure stacks into Day 3 were Jakob Miegel (13,087,719), Pablo Brito Silva (11,801,992), and Marcel Kunze (10,415,776).
Many other big names found a virtual bag last night including Christian Rudolph, Ole Schemion, Daniel Shak, Upeshka De Silva, Ryan Riess, Chris Moorman, and Kenny Hallaert.
Nobody left empty-handed that returned yesterday with all 133 players guaranteed a min-cash of at least $6,394 but many players in the field will not be returning including Day 1b chip leader Luiz Orrico (43rd - $10,214). Also missing the cut to Day 3 were partypoker Ambassadors Joni Jouhkimainen (31st - $14,699) and Jamie Staples (77th - $7,654).
WPT Montreal Online Main Event Day 2 Leaderboard
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felix Daniel Schulze | Austria | 20,785,963 | 130 |
| 2 | Andrei Kriazhev | Germany | 18,782,517 | 117 |
| 3 | Jakob Miegel | Austria | 13,087,719 | 82 |
| 4 | Pablo Brito Silva | Brazil | 11,801,992 | 74 |
| 5 | Marcel Kunze | Germany | 10,415,776 | 65 |
| 6 | Christian Rudolph | Austria | 9,189,390 | 57 |
| 7 | Ole Schemion | Austria | 8,894,305 | 56 |
| 8 | Daniel Shak | Canada | 7,691,726 | 48 |
| 9 | Rayan Chamas | Canada | 7,333,788 | 46 |
| 10 | Aliaksandr Hirs | Belarus | 6,396,298 | 40 |
Day 3 Structure
Day 3 of the WPT Montreal $3,200 Main Event will kick off on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 7:05 p.m. GMT (2:05 p.m. EST). Blind levels will begin at 80,000/160,000/20,000a and will increase very slowly at every 40 minutes as opposed to the already generous 30-minute blind levels featured on Day 2.
The 23 remaining players are each guaranteed a huge payout of $18,400 with all players eager to put themselves in position on Wednesday to win the title along with the $447,859 top prize.
The action will conclude on Day 3 once the field is down to just a nine-max final table, which will be played out on Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 7:05 p.m. GMT (2:05 p.m. EST).
WPT Montreal Online Final Table Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $447,859 |
| 2 | $308,703 |
| 3 | $212,459 |
| 4 | $139,164 |
| 5 | $95,673 |
| 6 | $74,119 |
| 7 | $58,650 |
| 8 | $46,685 |
| 9 | $37,024 |
WPT Montreal Online Schedule
There are plenty more exciting tournaments on the WPT Montreal Online schedule, including the $10,300 buy-in Mike Sexton Classic. This charity tournament takes place on Jan. 31 and the $300 registration fee from all entries will be donated to the Nevada Partnership Homeless Youth charity.
The event comes with a $1 million guarantee and the final table will be livestreamed on February 1.
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| Date | Time (GMT) | Event Number | Event | Buy-in | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 26 | 7:05 p.m. | 1 | Mini Main Event - Online Day 1B | $320 | $200,000 |
| 7:05 p.m. | 1 | Micro Main Event - Online Day 1B | $33 | $30,000 | |
| 7:05 p.m. | 1 | WPT Montreal Main Event - Online Day 3 | - | $2,000,000 | |
| 10:05 p.m. | 14 | 6-Max Turbo | $162 | $25,000 | |
| Jan. 27 | 7:05 p.m. | 15 | Mini Omaha | $109 | $20,000 |
| 7:05 p.m. | 15 | Omaha | $1,050 | $100,000 | |
| 7:05 p.m. | 1 | Mini Main Event - Online Day 2 | - | $200,000 | |
| 7:05 p.m. | 1 | Micro Main Event - Online Day 2 | - | $30,000 | |
| 10:05 p.m. | 16 | 6-Max Turbo | $162 | $20,000 | |
| Jan. 28 | 7:05 p.m. | 17 | 6-Max High Roller | $5,200 | $250,000 |
| 9:05 p.m. | 18 | High Roller Turbo | $2,100 | $100,000 | |
| 10:05 p.m. | 19 | 7-Max Turbo | $265 | $30,000 | |
| Jan. 29 | 7:05 p.m. | 20 | Playground Closer Day 1A | $530 | $250,000 |
| 10:05 p.m. | 21 | 7-Max Turbo | $162 | $20,000 | |
| Jan. 30 | 7:05 p.m. | 20 | Playground Closer Day 1B | $530 | $250,000 |
| 10:05 p.m. | 22 | 6-Max Turbo | $162 | $25,000 | |
| Jan. 31 | 4:05 p.m. | 20 | Playground Closer Day 1C | $530 | $250,000 |
| 7:05 p.m. | 23 | Mike Sexton Classic | $10,300 | $1,000,000 | |
| 8:05 p.m. | 20 | Playground Closer Day 2 | - | $250,000 | |
| 9:05 p.m. | 24 | High Roller Turbo | $3,200 | $150,000 |
