Day 1A of the Grand Prix Canada – Event #8 in the World Cup of Cards – has officially come to a close with 22 players qualifying for Day 2 action. Today’s Day 1A chip leader was Zhenhai Yao with 2,185,000 chips. He is followed distantly behind by Francis Dery with 1,300,000 and Shawn S, who bagged up 1,060,000

There were 132 entries (including 28 re-entries) in Day 1A that included 10 levels of late registration. Today’s qualifiers for Day 2 action will be added to the Combined Day 1 Results page that includes three completed online flights. There are still ten more Live Day 1 flights remaining and one more online flight that can be played.

Today’s qualifiers will return for Day 2 action on Sunday Jan 27 at 3:30pm. Day 3 is scheduled for Monday Jan 27, at 7:00pm.

The players have just returned from their final break of the day. When the chips were counted during the pause in the action, it was determined that Francis Dery has separated himself from the rest of the pack. His stack count of 1,700,000 is more than 500,000 chips higher than his next closest competitor, Travis Robertson, who has amassed a stack of 1,200,000 chips. Running a distant third is Zhenhai Yao, who has a stack of 950,000 chips.

The average chip total currently stands at 471,000.

 

Alexandre Morel didn’t waste any time calling Michael Bictache when he went all in, preflop. With pocket kings, , Alexandre appeared confident that he had the hand to beat Michael.

But when Michael turned over a pair of aces, , Alexandre shook his head, and rolled his eyes.

When the community cards were dealt , Michael didn’t express his elation until after he saw the river. Then he pumped his fist, and sat back down. Alexandre counted out 209,000 chips, and pushed them towards Michael.

The players have just wrapped up their third break of the day at the WCC Event #8 Day 1A. During the break in the action, after the stacks were measured, it was concluded that Rejean Grenier has opened up a substantial lead on the field. His stack of 770,000 chips is more than 100,000 chips greater than the next closest competitor, Dany Madri, who boosts a chip count of 630,000 chips.

Preflop, Shawn S raised to 27,000. But when his opponent, Nicolas Lavoie Jobin, went all in, Shawn, the big stack at the table, had something to think about. He counted out 125,000 chips, shrugged, and pushed them towards the dealer. “I’m going with my read. Win or lose I’m happy with my call.”

Nicolas turned over . In turn, Shawn revealed pocket eights, .

When the community cards were dealt, the drama heightened. After the flop came down , Shawn remarked on the dealer’s sense of drama, and how precise and unhurried he was about turning over the cards. “What are you, some kind of television dealer?”

The dealer smiled, and patiently revealed the turn, a . The anticipation mounted. When the river card came down, Shawn erupted gleefully at the sight of the .

After he raked in his pot, I pointed my camera at the winner. “Wait, wait!” He insisted, as he pulled up his hoodie. “Dude, I haven’t fixed up my hair.”

The players have returned from their second 15 minute break, and during the pause in the action the chips were counted. Eric Ranger is now the new leader with a stack of 391,000 chips. In second spot, Francois Semaan has amassed a stack of 342,000 chips.

Level 10 has just kicked into gear. And that means that late registration will be coming to a close in 28 minutes.

Name | Nom	Stack | Tapis
Rejean Grenier	770,000
Dany Madri	630,000
David Cadoch	570,000
Shawn S	515,000

It’s a lively group at table 26. As I approached the competitors, one of the the players, Shawn S, told me to stick around. “I’ll give you something to write about during the next hand, I promise.”

Naturally, I stuck around. And once the hole cards were dealt, Stephane Faucher raised to 7,000. Simon Marciano and Shawn both called.

When the flop came down , Stephane bet 15,000. Simon mucked his cards, and after some consideration, Shawn called. “I told you I’d give you something to write about,” he looked over his shoulder, and gave me a knowing nod.

On the turn, the dealer revealed a . Both players checked.

The river was an , and once again both players tapped the felt.

But the outcome that Shawn was hoping I would write about didn’t materialize. When Stephane showed his Ace-Jack, Shawn shook his head, and mucked his cards.

The players at the WCC Event #8 Day 1A have just wrapped up their first 15 minute break. During the pause in the action, the chips were counted, and we determined that it is a very tight race at the top of the leader-board. As it stands now, Richard Tossings is the big stack with 283,000 chips, and has a 5,000 chip lead over Kristopher Chartier. And right behind Richard and Kristopher two more players are running neck and neck, less than 15,000 chips from the top.

Level 5 is now underway, and nine players have now fired second bullets. There are currently 90 players in the field, and late registration will continue for another two hours and fifty minutes.

Name | Nom	Stack | Tapis
Richard Tossings	284,000
Kristopher Chartier	278,000
Nick Criniti	271,000
Alexandre Bertrand	270,000