Scott Clements with his massive stack, WSOP Bracelet, and Circuit Ring

The final table for this event is NOT tomorrow! The final 6 will return to do battle on Monday, October 30th, at 4pm, in the Avalon Ballroom here at Niagara Fallsview.

Tomorrow begins the North American Poker Championship, the $10,000 CAD NLHE event, which will run October 24-28, with the TV taping on October 29th. Tomorrow beginning at noon, here in the Grand Hall, I'll be  bringing you the action, LIVE!

These are the final 6 who will return on the 30th:

And here's what they're fighting for:

These are the valiant gentlemen who left today, with their winnings:

	Bruce Williams - 7th place

On a flop of K 7 x, Bruce got all in against Scott. Bruce held a King for top pair, but Scott had pocket 7s for the set and Bruce was done.

Bruce Williams finished in 7th place, earning $18,013.

That's it for today!  Chip counts coming shortly...

	Arturo Kulczycki - 8th place

Arturo got his last chips in with K9 off and got called by Tony with A4 suited. Board came A J 9 T 7 and Arturo was done.

Arturo Kulczycki finished in 8th place, earning $14,411.

Once again Boys and Girls, it is the player's responsibility to protect their hand.

Arturo got all in, and then his hand got mucked. Tony was the only player with a live hand, so he called, showed pocket deuces (board was 7 6 J) and was awarded the pot. He had 457K and took that much from Arturo, leaving him with less than 25K.

Arturo doubles through Tony when his KQ suited turns into a full house on a board of K Q 5 K T.

Level 18: Blinds 6K/12K with 2K antes. Play has resumed.

Level has ended and players are on break. Here are the chip counts:

Terris raised to 22K and Adam moved all in. Terris called, showing pocket Kings. Adam's pocket 7s needed help. Board came 4 5 J 3 4 and Adam was done.

Adam Lococo finished in 9th place, earning $11,529.

Arturo raised to 40K, the Tony bumped it another 100K from the small blind. Arturo called. Flop was 2 5 9 and Tony moved all-in. Arturo folded and Tony dragged a big pot.

The most important thing for a poker player to learn, is that it is the player's responsibility to protect their hand.

Adam moved all in, and everyone folded around to the big blind. The dealer scooped Adam's cards into the muck before the big blind had acted. At this point, Terris was the only player with live cards and Adam's chips were in the pot. The floor ruled that Adam's chips were in the pot and had to stay there and action was on Terris, who called all-in, turned over J7 suited, and was awarded the pot. Adam had him covered and was left with only about 41K chips.

This is a hard way to learn a tough lesson, but it is always the player's responsibility to protect their hand.

Play has resumed at the final table. Here are the chip counts and new seat assignments, plus the hometowns of the Canadian players:

9 players remain and 3 more must depart to reach the TV final table of 6.

Here are some very rough chip estimates:

Levon got all in with AT against the pocket Aces of Tony O'Hagan. Board was 7 7 K 8 3 and Levon was done.

Levon Dedeyan finished in 10th place, earning $9,367.

With 9 players left, (7 Canadians!) play has paused as they draw seats and move to the final table.

CityTV is here in the ballroom filming an interview with Daniel Negreanu, using the tournament tables as backdrop.

Level 17, Blinds 5K/10K with 1K antes. Play continues.

Joe moved in and got called by Arturo in the big blind. Joe's Q8 off was trailing Arturo's KT off, then the board came K 7 T 9 K giving Arturo the full house.

Joe Tehan finished in 11th place, earning $9,367.

With 10 players remaining (8 Canadians) they are playing hand-for-hand.

In a three-way all-in: Paul had pocket 6s, Jason held pocket 9s, and Arturo held pocket Aces. Board came 3 5 2 Q Q and Arturo took out two players with his two bullets.

Paul Rodrigues finished in 13^th place, earning $9,367.

Since he started the hand with more chips, Jason Sagle finished in 12^th place, earning $9,367.

End of level 16.

According to the staff, over 300 players have already registered for the NAPC, the $10K event which begins here tomorrow. Barry Greenstein and Dan Harrington arrived and registered today. There is no cap on that event, so they will continue to take entries through the first level tomorrow.

Approaching the end of level 16.

On the river, with the board showing K 6 Q 5 Q (no suit) Scott Clements moved all in (small blind position). Blake went into the tank. Scott eventually called for the clock. Blake called, showing KT off for Kings up, but Scott rolled over AQ suited for trip Queens.

Blake Buffington finished in 14th place, earning $9,367.

13 players remain -- still 9 Canadians!

Gia Trinh raised to 30K from the middle. Mark was on the button and counted his chips, then declared all-in. Gia had him covered, and called, showing pocket Queens. Mark held K J . Board came 2 Q T 6 8 and Mark was busted.

Mark 'P0kerHo' Kroon finished in 15th place, earning $9,367.

Jose got his last chips in with pocket 8s and ran into a pair of pocket 9s. No help on the board and Jose was done.

Jose Rosenkrantz finished in 16th place, earning $9,367.

15 players remain, of which 9 are Canadians!

Mitch Mitchner moved his last 58K in two off the button. Joe Tehan in the big blind already had 8K in. He said he only looked at one card and wanted to call, even though he would only have 15K left. He finally tossed his 50K in the pot. Mitch held K8 off and Joe showed his Ace...then uncovered the other card, which was an offsuit 5. Board came 9 T 3 9 A and Joe's Ace was good all the way.

Mitch (Mark) Mitchner finished in 17th place, earning $9,367.

Erwin Evero finished in 18th place, earning $9,367.

17 players remain.

Play has resumed. Level 16: Blinds 4K/8K with 1K antes. Here are the chip counts from the break:

Big hands on both tables just before the end of the level:

Tony O'Hagan raised to 22K up front and Joe Tehan bumped it another 50K from the middle. Tony called all-in, as he had a bit less than 50K left, with pocket Tens. Joe held AK offsuit. No help for Joe on the board: 8 Q 4 2 5 and Tony doubled up.

Adam Lococo moved in and after some consideration, Mark 'PokerHo' Kroon called, showing AQ offsuit. Adam held AK offsuit. Neither hand improved on the board of 2 J 6 8 9 and Adam doubled up.

End of level and players are on break. Staff is coloring up the purple 500 chips and once they are done, I'll get the chip counts.

Blake on the button and Mark in the big blind take a flop of T T 3. Mark checked, Blake bet 30K, and Mark called. Turn was a 2 and both checked. River was a 7 and Mark moved all-in. Blake asked for a count, (Mark had about 150K left) and eventually folded. Mark 'PokerHo' Kroon takes the pot without a showdown.

End of level and break coming up in about 5 minutes, so I'll be getting the updated chip counts at that time.

18 Players remain.  Play has resumed with about 20 minutes remaining in this level. Here's the new lineup:

Kristin moved in with pocket 6s; Tim moved his last few chips in with pocket Queens, and Blake Buffington called with AK. Two Kings hit the board to give Blake another big pot and bust two players.

Tim Anders finished in 20th place, earning $7,205.

Kristian Kjondal finished in 19th place, earning $7,205.

That double-elimination burst the bubble and only 18 players remain. Play has paused while they redraw seats and move to two tables.

In a battle of the blinds, Tim Anders bet 20K on the flop of 3 7 2 and Blake Buffington moved all in. Tim considered for a few moments, then called, showing T 6 for the flush draw. Blake held 5 5 for the only pair. Last two cards were J 9 and the pair of 5s held up. Blake dragged the huge pot, doubling up, and Tim was left with about 12K.

Vince Sessa raised to 28K and Tim Anders called from the big blind. Flop was 2 K Q and Tim moved all in immediately and Vince called all-in just as fast. Tim held A5 suited for Ace-high; Vince had KQ off for two pair. Last two cards were 5 7 and Vince doubled up to about 200K.  Tim was left with about 140K.

On the last hand of level 14: Flop was A 8 7 and Brian moved all in. Arturo called. Brian held KJ off for King-high and Arturo held 73 off for the pair of 7s. Last two cards were A Q and Brian was busted.

Brian Taylor finished in 21st place, earning $7,205.

Level 15: Blinds 3K/6K with 500 antes.

20 players remain and they are now playing hand-for-hand as they approach the money increase at 18th place.

Andy (Huy Duc) Nguyen finished in 22nd place, earning $7,205.

Gia Trinh doubled up through Arturo.

Levon Dedeyan doubled up through Brian Taylor.

Terris Preston moved all in with AQ suited and got called by Tony O'Hagan with KQ. Board was 2 A Q 6 6 and Terris doubled up.

My readers wanted to know how many Canadians were still in the Canadian Open -- and they've made an excellent showing! Here are the Canadians who made the money with their hometowns:

I can't keep up with all the action! Chips are flying!

Shalom moved his last chips in with pocket 7s and got action from AQ. An Ace on the river sent Shalom packing.

Shalom Malca finished in 24th place, earning $7,205.

Steven Paul moved his last chips in with KQ and also ran into an AQ. Flop was AKQ so the higher two pair felted Steven.

Steven Paul finished in 23rd place, earning $7,205.

On the first hand over at table 3: Short stack Frank Parisi moved in with AJ; Paul Kleindienst moved in with pocket 9s, and Tony O'Hagan, who had them both covered, woke up with pocket Aces. The Aces held up and two players were eliminated.

Paul Kleindienst finished in 26th place, earning $7,205.

Frank Parisi finished in 27th place, earning $7,205.

Over on table 1, Dan Grolemund got busted and I missed his departure.

Dan Grolemund finished in 25th place, earning $7,205.

Cards are in the air. 36 minutes remain in level 14, Blinds are 2K/4K with 500 antes.

Play resumes at noon for the final 27 players. They will play until only 6 remain and then this event will be put on hold for the North American Poker Championship, which begins Wednesday the 25th.

The NAPC will play 25th-28th with final table taping on Sunday the 29th. The final table taping for this event will follow on Monday the 30th. This special scheduling is to accomodate the World Poker Tour, who brings in their own special set for the TV taping and they will only set it up for 2 days to film the two final tables, then take it apart and move on to the next WPT event.

Here are the remaining 27 players, in order of chip counts:

	Scott Clements - End of Day 2 Chip Leader - 426,500 in chips