The players have just returned from their second break at the WCC Event #11 Day 1A. Although many of the players headed towards the exists for some fresh air, many of the competitors gathered around the final table at the WCC Event #8, where eight competitors remain.

Many of the Event #11 players had competed in the first two days of Event #8 and clearly their curiosity is piqued about who will win the top prize of $120,000.

But instead of peeking in on Event #8 during the break, we took the opportunity to count the chips in the Strangers in the Night opening flight, and discovered that it’s virtually a dead heat between Dakota Vandine and Arnold Foley. Ironically, the two players are sitting side by side at table 22, adding to the intrigue. Dakota has amassed a stack of 150,000 chips, and Arnold clocked in with 145,000.

Name | Nom	Stack | Tapis
Datota Valine	150,000
Arnold Foley	145,000
Nabil Nahoul	139,000
Victor Rusu	102,000

Alexandre Carpentier, Ian Tang and Armand King, AKA the Oyster king all limped into a hand at table 34.

When the flop came down, . Alexandre bet 1,000. Ian called, and Armand mucked.

When the dealer revealed the turn, , Alexandre bet 2,500. After a couple moments of pondering, Ian splashed his call into the pot.

The river was dealt, . Both players checked.

When Alexandre turned his hole cards, , Ian couldn’t match his opponent’s two pair, and tossed his cards, face down, back to the dealer.

When I returned to the table to take Alexandre’s photo, Muto Katsuhiro and the Oyster King were engaged in a heads up duel that Katsuhiro won with three kings. The player immediately to Muto’s left, Monica Du, smiled at Muto, who was on the verge of busting. “Lucky you, now you can stay here and enjoy the pizza that you just ordered.”

Do you love poker? Are you fond of coming to the aid of people in need? Well, if you answered yes two both those questions, you need to head down to Playground Poker for the Strangers in the Night event.

The Strangers in the Night Group are instrumental in aiding the Miriam Foundation, the West Island Women’s Shelter, and Lymphoma Canada. 

Late registration for this Day 1 is still open for another 30 minutes. So, it’s not too late to join the action, and simultaneously contribute to a good cause.

The players in the event have just returned from their first break, and two players are running neck and neck at the front of the pack. Daniel Gennings’ stack measured 82,000 chips, and nipping at his heels is Nabil Nahoul, who has a stack of 81,000 chips.

 

Name | Nom	Stack | Tapis
Daniel Gennings	82,000
Nabil Nahoul	81,000
Angelo Gonzales	62,000
Daniel Pepin	61,000

There is a little less than an hour left before the close of late registration at the WCC Event #11 Day 1A, Strangers in the Night. This is a charity event that contributes to the Stranger’s in the Night foundation that features hockey Hall of Famer, Larry Robinson, as its spokesperson. So if your interested in playing a little poker, and want to contribute to a good cause at the same time, you still have time to join the action.

And speaking of action; the heat is beginning to turn up at table 30, where Daniel Pepin raised to 500, preflop. Feras Mansour and Denis Scott both called.

When the flop came down , all three players checked.

When the dealer revealed the turn , Denis bet 1,000. Feras mucked, and Daniel called.

When the river card was dealt , Denis bet 2,500. Daniel pondered, but eventually called.

Denis showed his , and Daniel shook his head, and returned his cards to the dealer.

 

Level 2 at the WCC Event #11 Day 1A is now under way. There are now 119 total entries, and 3 players have fired second bullets. Late registration will continue for another two and a half hours.

The mood in the room is lighthearted. All the players have something to be proud of, contributing to this charitable event.

Here are some pics of the some of the players, caught in the heat of the action.