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Day 3 ClubtWPT Player of the Day: Gavin Smith
Level 31: 60,000-120,000, 20,000 ante
Sorted In: Gavin Smith, Season XI, WPT Montreal, Playground Poker, Featured Blog03:30 PM, 11/27/12
WPT Final Table: Official Chip Counts
Level 31: 60,000-120,000, 20,000 ante
The final six players have filled out their WPT bio sheets and bagged and tagged their chips. Here are the official counts:
Seat 1. Jonathan Roy - 7,480,000 (62 bb)
Seat 2. Pascal Lefrancois - 6,065,000 (50 bb)
Seat 3. Jeff Gross - 8,650,000 (72 bb)
Seat 4. Gavin Smith - 1,605,000 (13 bb)
Seat 5. Peter Kaemmerlen - 2,405,000 (20 bb)
Seat 6. Sylvain Siebert - 8,850,000 (73 bb)
There is still about 23 minutes left in Level 31, with blinds at 60,000-120,000 and a 20,000 ante.
The WPT Final Table begins tomorrow (Tuesday) at 4:00 pm ET, and the WPT Live Stream will be on a 30-minute delay starting at 4:30 pm ET.
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11:36 PM, 11/26/12
Hand #41: Serge Cantin Out in 7th Place ($86,055)
Level 31: 60,000-120,000, 20,000 ante
Hand #41 - Serge Cantin moves all in from middle position for 1,730,000, and Jonathan Roy moves all in over the top from the hijack. Everyone else folds.
Cantin shows A
J
, but he'll need to improve to stay alive against Roy's A
K
.
The board comes K
Q
2
7
9
, and Roy wins the pot with a pair of kings to eliminate Serge Cantin in seventh place.
Serge Cantin - Out in 7th Place ($86,055)
11:21 PM, 11/26/12
Hands #34-40: Final Seven Players
Level 31: 60,000-120,000, 20,000 ante
Hand #34 - Pascal Lefrancois raises from middle position to 250,000, winning the blinds and antes. Lefrancois shows A
A
as he collects the pot.
Hand #35 - Pascal Lefrancois raises from the hijack to 250,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #36 - Sylvain Siebert raises from the button to 360,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #37 - Sylvain Siebert raises from the button to 360,000, Jonathan Roy reraises from the big blind to 780,000, and Siebert folds. Roy takes the pot.
Hand #38 - Gavin Smith raises from UTG+1 to 260,000, Peter Kaemmerlen moves all in for 1,350,000, and Smith folds. Kaemmerlen takes the pot.
Hand #39 - Jonathan Roy raises from the button to 260,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #40 - Peter Kaemmerlen raises under the gun to 260,000, winning the blinds and antes.
11:18 PM, 11/26/12
Hands #32-33: Martin Raus Out in 8th Place ($63,015)
Level 31: 60,000-120,000, 20,000 ante
Hand #32 - Pascal Lefrancois raises from the button to 260,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #33 - Sylvain Siebert raises under the gun to 340,000, Martin Raus reraises from UTG+1 to 850,000, and Siebert moves all in. Raus calls with A
K
, and Siebert turns over J
J
. Raus will need to improve to stay alive.
The board comes 4
4
3
7
2
, and the pocket jacks hold up for Siebert to win the pot and eliminate Martin Raus in eighth place.
Martin Raus - Out in 8th Place ($63,015)
11:14 PM, 11/26/12
Hand #31: Gabriel Fernandes Out in 9th Place ($45,060)
Level 31: 60,000-120,000, 20,000 ante
Hand #31 - Gabriel Fernandes moves all in under the gun for 490,000, and Jeff Gross calls from the big blind with J
6
. Fernandes turns over Q
10
, and he'll need it to hold to stay alive.
The board comes 6
5
4
A
6
, and Gross wins the pot with trip sixes to eliminate Gabriel Fernandes in ninth place.
Gabriel Fernandes - Out in 9th Place ($45,060)
11:03 PM, 11/26/12
Hands #27-30: Final Nine Players
Level 31: 60,000-120,000, 20,000 ante
Hand #27 - Gavin Smith raises from the cutoff to 260,000, Sylvain Siebert calls from the small blind, and Martin Raus calls from the big blind. All three players check to the turn on a board of 9
5
2
7
, Siebert checks, Raus bets 500,000, and the others fold. Raus takes the pot.
Hand #28 - Jeff Gross raises from middle position to 260,000, and Sylvain Siebert calls from the button. Both players check to the river on a board of 4
3
2
2
10
, Gross bets 305,000, and Siebert calls.
Gross shows A
10
to win the pot with two pair, tens and deuces, and Siebert mucks.
Hand #29 - Jeff Gross raises UTG+1 to 260,000, Peter Kaemmerlen reraises from the hijack to 660,000, and Gross reraises to 1,153,000. Kaemmerlen calls.
The flop comes K
6
4
, Gross moves all in, and Kaemmerlen folds. Jeff Gross takes the pot.
Hand #30 - Sylvain Siebert raises from the hijack to 330,000, winning the blinds and antes.
10:58 PM, 11/26/12
Level 31 Begins; Official Chip Counts
Level 31: 60,000-120,000, 20,000 ante
The players return from break to begin Level 31, with increased blinds of 60,000-120,000 and a 20,000 ante. Here are the official chip counts from the table:
1. Martin Raus - 1,960,000 (16 bb)
2. Serge Cantin - 2,370,000 (19 bb)
3. Jonathan Roy - 5,070,000 (42 bb)
4.
5. Pascal Lefrancois - 5,700,000 (47 bb)
6. Jeff Gross - 5,965,000 (49 bb)
7. Gabriel Fernandes - 590,000 (4 bb)
8. Gavin Smith - 2,265,000 (18 bb)
9. Peter Kaemmerlen - 3,275,000 (27 bb)
10. Sylvain Siebert - 7,365,000 (61 bb)
10:38 PM, 11/26/12
Hand #26: Martin Raus Doubles Thru Pascal Lefrancois
Level 30: 50,000-100,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #26 - Martin Raus moves all in under the gun for 560,000, and Pascal Lefrancois calls from middle position with A
Q
. Raus turns over 8
8
, and he'll need it to hold to stay alive.
The board comes 9
7
6
Q
8
, and Raus wins the pot with a set of eights to double up in chips.
10:27 PM, 11/26/12
Hands #22-25: Final Nine Players
Level 30: 50,000-100,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #22 - Gavin Smith raises from UTG+1 to 225,000, Peter Kaemmerlen reraises from middle position to 575,000, and Smith folds. Kaemmerlen takes the pot.
Hand #23 - Jeff Gross raises from the small blind to 850,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #24 - Sylvain Siebert raises from UTG+1 to 250,000, and Jonathan Roy calls from the hijack. The flop comes Q
5
2
, Siebert bets 420,000, and Roy calls.
The turn is the K
, Siebert checks, Roy bets 680,000, and Siebert moves all in for 5,225,000, easily covering Roy. Roy tanks for a while before he folds, and Sylvain Siebert takes the pot.
Hand #25 - Serge Cantin raises from middle position to 300,000, Pascal Lefrancois reraises from the hijack to 650,000, and Cantin folds. Lefrancois shows A
A
as he takes the pot.
10:25 PM, 11/26/12


