It was a slower day for Canadian cashes, as only a few players found one on the day. However, many Canadian players found a bag to head into the following day of the event. Among them, Zachary Zaret sits atop Event #21: $1,500 PLO Hi-Lo with the current chip lead. He enters Day 3 with 7,060,000 the equivalent of 118 big blinds.
Linyang Song and Duff Charette both remain in the Event #20: $1,500 Shootout. They have 2,175,000 and 2,125,000 respectively, while Patrick Stacey sits 12th heading into Day 2 of Event #23: $1,500 Badugi with 224,000. Allen Shen found the biggest cash of the day finishing Event #17: $2,000 NLH in 10th for $30,161. Weston Pring and Pablo Mariz both found a deep run in the $1,500 Shootout for $5,360 each.
Allen Shen Nearly Final Tables the $2,000 NLH
Allen Shen was the big winner of the Day with his 10th place cash in the $2,000 NLH. He entered the Day 3 with the 7th largest chip stack and was able to take that to the unofficial final table. For his efforts, he receives $30,161 of the $3,011,760 total prize pool. The event was a massive success with 1,692 entries total.
Another chip leader of the previous day, Juan Lamprea completed his run in the $1,500 PLO Hi-Lo finishing in 12th place for $12,719. Also finding a deep run were Pablo Mariz and Weston Pring in the $1,500 Shootout. They found a 16th and 18th place finish both taking home $5,360 for their efforts.
All Canadians Who Cashed on the Day
| Event # | Player | Position | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event #17: $2,000 NLH | Allen Shen | 10th | $30,161 |
| Event #20: $1,500 Shootout | Pablo Mariz | 16th | $5,360 |
| Event #20: $1,500 Shootout | Weston Pring | 18th | $5,360 |
| Event #21: $1,500 PLO Hi-Lo | Juan Lamprea | 12th | $12,179 |
| Event #21: $1,500 PLO Hi-Lo | Pushpinder Singh | 53rd | $4,985 |
| Event #21: $1,500 PLO Hi-Lo | Michael MacHugh | 82nd | $3,346 |
| Event #21: $1,500 PLO Hi-Lo | Seseung Oh | 109th | $3,173 |
Zachary Zaret Holds the Lead Heading into Day 3 of the $1,500 PLO Hi-Lo
Zachary Zaret was the big star of the day finding the chip lead in the $1,500 PLO Hi-Lo. He spun it up from 6 big blinds earlier in the day, ending with 7,060,000. The tournament drew in 1,176 entries to create a total prize pool of $1,561,140. Also finding a top stack was Linyang Song in the $1,500 Shootout. She found an 8th place, heading into the following day, and currently sits at 2,175,000.
Duff Charette didn’t need a ton of encouragement to join the fray. He found a bagging stack in the $1,500 Shootout after action packed hands such as this one.
Christian Roberts moved all in from the big blind. Before Charette made any action, the dealer started preparing a flop. “She wants me to go,” Charette joked as he made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.
Christian Roberts: 3♣3♦
Duff Charette: K♠9♠
The board ran out A♥K♣K♦Q♥2♥ to give the pot to Charette. The two players exchanged numbers and plans to share a beer sometime later in the series as the most social aspect of the game was on full display.
Duff Charette: 2,250,000
All Canadians Who Bagged on the Day
| Event # | Player | Position | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event #19: $500 Colossus | Ivan Hui | 95th | 508,000 |
| Event #19: $500 Colossus | Hyung Kim | 131st | 437,000 |
| Event #19: $500 Colossus | Brady Hinnegan | 151st | 413,000 |
| Event #19: $500 Colossus | Kyle Janisse | 156th | 404,000 |
| Event #19: $500 Colossus | Aaron Goodennoorzad | 200th | 343,000 |
| Event #19: $500 Colossus | Gurdeep Parhar | 232nd | 300,000 |
| Event #19: $500 Colossus | Nicholas Peterson | 258th | 264,000 |
| Event #19: $500 Colossus | Jason Rock | 260th | 263,000 |
| Event #19: $500 Colossus | Tommy Nguyen | 262nd | 261,000 |
| Event #19: $500 Colossus | Dustin Hyer | 316th | 214,000 |
| Event #19: $500 Colossus | Zhi Yang | 325th | 201,000 |
| Event #19: $500 Colossus | Herbert Burke | 326th | 201,000 |
| Event #19: $500 Colossus | Jean Ledoux | 362nd | 159,000 |
| Event #19: $500 Colossus | Shawn Buchanan | 450th | 81,000 |
| Event #20: $1,500 Shootout | Linyang Song | 8th | 2,175,000 |
| Event #20: $1,500 Shootout | Duff Charette | 15th | 2,125,000 |
| Event #21: $1,500 PLO Hi-Lo | Zachary Zaret | 1st | 7,060,000 |
| Event #23: $1,500 Badugi | Patrick Stacey | 12th | 224,000 |
| Event #23: $1,500 Badugi | Louise Francoeur | 61st | 89,000 |
| Event #23: $1,500 Badugi | Jeffery Stepaniuk | 80th | 62,000 |
| Event #23: $1,500 Badugi | Jonathan Krela | 81st | 60,000 |
Stay tuned as the series builds towards a crescendo throughout the summer. Make sure to check back at poker.pro for all your general and WSOP news needs. As always, we will keep you updated on Canadian success at the WSOP along with international coverage from our other reporters.
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