Scott Clements - chip leader

	Arturo Kulczycki - 2nd in chips

	Mark "P0kerHo" Kroon - 3rd in chips

Play will resume Tuesday at noon.

Here are the final 27 players with their stack sizes. All these players have made the money and are guaranteed to leave with no less than $7,205 CAD.

Here's what they're playing for:

Romer Paloma moved in and got called. Romer held Q2 off and was dominated by KQ. Board came 3 4 9 4 7 and Romer is the bubble-boy, finishing in 28th place.

Play has ended for the day with 36 minutes remaining in level 14. Play will resume tomorrow at noon.

They will now count and bag the chips so as soon as we have the end of day results, they will be posted here.

PokerHo vs. Arturo -- Both players checked the flop of 4 2 Q. A 9 came on the turn and they got all in. Arturo held KQ for top pair, but PokerHo held pocket 9s for the set. River was a 6 and Mark 'PokerHo' Kroon doubled up through the chip leader to about 230,000.

One player has busted - he called all-in with AQ and his opponent held pocket Queens, which stood up. 28 players remain, one more to go, and play is still hand for hand.

Level 14: Blinds 2K/4K with 500 ante. Play has resumed, still hand-for-hand with 29 players left.

Chip counts from the break:

Still 29 players remaining and level 13 had ended. Instead of taking a dinner break, they are taking a 10-minute break and then will resume play until they reach 27 and be done for the day.

Bob Robbins and Mike Somich are both gone. Not sure when they went out, but they are now down to 29 players remaining and have begun playing hand-for-hand.

Short-stack in seat 8 moved all in and Mark "PokerHo" Kroon called, showing A6 offsuit. The short-stack held AQ and Mark was counting out chips to pay him off, but the board came 4 4 K 4 J resulting in a split pot.

Scott raised to 9,800 and seat 9 moved all-in for another 36K. Scott flashed an Ace and folded; the other player showed pocket 4s.

30 players remain - 3 more to go to the money.

On a flop of J 5 K , seat 7 moved all in and Scott Clements called immediately. Seat 7 held pocket 5s for the set; Scott held A 4 for the flush draw. Last two cards were 2 8 and Scott completed his flush to bust the other player. The big stack gets bigger.

Not to be out-done, Scott Clements just got all in against Alex Azadpeyma on a 9-high board. Scott held pocket Aces and Alex held pocket Jacks. Scott added all Alex's chips to his stack and Alex headed for the rail.

Arturo and James van Alstyne take a flop of A 7 J -- both check. Turn was another Ace. Arturo seems to be having a bit of trouble with the language or mechanics, as he tapped the table and said "all-in" at the same time. The floor ruled this was a check and James checked behind him. River was a King and Arturo just said "all in" this time. James counted out his chips and finally pushed them forward, showing KQ off for Aces and Kings. Arturo rolled over pocket Jacks for the full house and dragged another pot. James headed for the rail.

Arturo is definitely the chip leader with over 300K in chips, but it is hard to get a count as he stacks them in odd amounts. Scott Clements is probably second with about 250K.

Mike Somich raised to 9K and Bruce Williams bumped it another 9K, which Mike called. Flop was 6 5 6 and both checked. Turn was 8 and Mike fired 20K, Bruce said all-in, and Mike called. Mike held pocket 9s and Bruce was ahead with pocket Kings. River was a 4 and Bruce doubled through.

35 players remain.

Level 13: Blinds 1500/3000 with 400 antes. Play continues.

43 players remain - average stack is over 69K.

Three players took the flop of 9 7 T . Mark "PokerHo" Kroon checked from the big blind, then Arturo Kulczycki bet 5K, which was called by the button. Then Mark jacked it up another 25K. Both opponents folded and Mark showed 86 offsuit for the flopped straight.

Cards are back in the air with about 25 minutes remaining in level 12.

They have finally busted out the last woman, Monica Reeves. Down to 45 players left and they are doing a complete re-draw for seats, so the clock has been paused as they rack their chips and play musical chairs.

Haysam Chianara and Luke Staudenmaier have both departed. Scott Clements dispatched another player when he called the short-stack's all-in with K5. The short-stack was ahead with KJ, but both a King and a 5 landed on the flop.

Marco Savoni got his last chips in with pocket 9s and got action from Paul Rodrigues with AQ offsuit. An Ace on the turn was the end of the road for Marco.

	Scott Clements - chip leader

Play has just resumed after the break. Level 12: Blinds 1200/2400 with 300 antes. 45 players remain and the final 5 tables have gone 9-handed. Average stack is about 66,200.

Here are the chip guess-timates from the break for the big stacks and other players of interest:

Marco Savoni moved his last chips in with 9 8 and got called by Luke Staudenmaier with A 8 . Board came 5 3 A 7 4 and Luke doubled up, leaving Marco with only about 5K in chips.

"I called with just two faces, and cracked his pocket Aces..."

Paul Rodrigues doubles up through Luke Staudenmaier with AK on a King-high board. After that pot, Luke was left with only about 17K.

About half-way through level 11 and 47 players remain. The pace of bust-outs has slowed as the shorter stacks have either gone broke or have built up enough chips to work with. 20 more must go before the money.

"Nothing could be funner, than to win with runner-runner..."

Play continues. Level 11: Blinds 800/1600 with 300 antes. 52 players remain, only one woman. Average stack is over 57,000.

Back on table 3, Bruce Williams and Haysam Chiniara get all in pre-flop. Bruce's pocket Tens are in bad shape against Haysam's pocket Aces, but a miracle Ten on the river gave Bruce the set and the double up.

On table 4, on the flop of J Q 5, Luke Staudenmaier bet enough to put Tim Anders all in. After some thought, Tim called, showing KT for the open-ended straight draw. Luke held AJ suited for a pair of Jacks. Last two cards were 7 and 9 and Tim makes the straight to double up and survive.

Over on table 3. Mark 'PokerHo' Kroon, on the button, takes a flop with the big blind. Flop was 9 8 4 rainbow. Mark bet 8K and the other player called. Turn was a Ten and it was checked to Mark, who moved all-in. His opponent showed A8 for a pair of 8s and Mark showed 32 suited and mucked his hand, as he was drawing dead.

Over on table 3, Bruce Williams raised to 5,200 and Haysam Chiniara moved all in for 15,200.  Bruce called, showing pocket 9s and he was trailing Haysam's pocket Jacks.  Board was 3 8 5 2 A and Haysam doubled up, leaving Bruce crippled.

On the next hand, Bruce moved his last chips in and was called by seat 3. Bruce held JT offsuit and was in bad shape against pocket Tens. But the board came 8 Q 5 9 T making a straight and Bruce doubled up.

Play has resumed. Level 10: Blinds 600/1200 with 200 antes. 60 players remain with the average stack approaching 50,000.

During the break, these were the counts for the chip leaders and some other players of interest:

Thomas Wahlroos raised to 3K from the middle and Steven Buttery called from the cutoff. Flop was T 5 3 and both checked. Turn was another 5c; both checked. River was 4 . Thomas bet 5K and Steven moved all in. Thomas thought for a while speculated that Steven held A2 and had made a straight, but finally called, showing A5 for trips. Steven held 76 for the straight and Thomas was busted.

End of level 9 and players are on break.

Monica Reeves gets all in with pocket Tens against A7 suited. Board was K 6 4 T 7 and Monica's set was good for a double-up to about 20K.

I've located a couple of large stacks over on table 1. Dan Grolemund is probably the chip leader, with about 117,000 and Tony (Antonio) Basile has right around 100,000.

7 tables remain, so 70 or fewer players. About 20 minutes to end of level and break time.

Since they did not take a break at the end of level 7, I have not been able to get a real good look at the chip stacks. The start-of-day chip leader, Steven Buttery, has lost some ground. Here are a few eye-ball estimates:

End of level 8 in about 35 minutes.

With one player in, Chia Lim moved his last chips in from the big blind. Brian Joslin called, showing pocket 3s. Chia held A9 offsuit. Board came 4 J Q 6 7 and Chia was busted.

77 players remain.

On a board of 4 8 J Q 5, Gia Trinh moved all in. His opponent in seat 10 thought for a couple of minutes before calling all in, and showing pocket 9s. Gia held QJ for top two pair and the other player was busted.

Isabelle Mercier and Beverly Cheny have departed, so it is up to Monica Reeves to represent the ladies.

Another table has broken so they are down to 80 players.

Level 9, Blinds 500/1000 with 200 antes. Play continues.

Although there were only 294 registered players, there were 4 tournament entries sold where no player appeared to play. (Those 4 stacks were blinded off yesterday.) This means the total chips in play should be 2.98 million instead of 2.94 million.

On a flop of J 6 8 , Joe Tehan bets enough to put his opponent all in. Seat 8 held AJ offsuit for top pair and called, but Joe had pocket Aces and they held up to win the pot and send the other player packing.

Table 11 has broken. 9 tables remain, so 90 players at most.

Table 2 is hopping. There was a 3-way all-in pre-flop: Frederick Jacques with pocket 5s, Daniel Grolemund with AK, and William Szirtes with pocket 9s. Board came 4 A Q Q 2 and William was busted, Frederick was crippled down to less than 10,000 chips, and Daniel dragged a huge pot and is now challenging the chip leader.

There are only 3 ladies remaining to carry the banner for us: Isabelle Mercier, Beverly Cheney, and Monica Reeves. Good Luck, Ladies!

Lots of action early.

On table 2, in a battle of the blinds, Marc Karam got his last chips in with AK offsuit and got called by Frederick Jaques in the small blind with K3 suited. Board came J 6 7 6 3 and that river card cost Marc his tournament.

Vince Rocca, Jeffrey Rothstein, Robert Nystad, and Albert Rutledge have all busted.  Table 10 has broken and there are 10 tables left, so less than 100 players remain.

Level 8: Blinds 400/800 with 100 antes. Cards are in the air.

	Tournament Staff

Before play begins, I have to give super-kudos to the Niagara Fallsview Casino's Tournament staff. They did an excellent job with a first-time event yesterday, keeping things running smoothly. They have enough staff that floor-people can cover the tables to answer questions and resolve disputes. No tables were kept waiting for a floorperson and staff were able to answer questions quickly and conistently. Well done!

Day 2 will begin in about 45 minutes. 104 players remain and 27 will get paid. I've been told that they will play down to at least 27, and possibly down to 18.

Here are the remaining players, sorted by table and seat: