With a flop in front of them, Franco A bet 1,400,000 and Spencer Jean-Baptiste check raised all-in for 2,145,000 total. Franco took a moment before making the call, knowing he couldn't really fold for what little the raise was on top.
Jean-Baptiste:
Franco A:
Jean Baptiste had flopped a straight and it held through the on the turn and river to score a much-needed early double up.
Hello/Bonjour from beautiful Kahnawake, Quebec in Canada at the Playground Poker Club! Day 3 of the partypoker Grand Prix Canada is set to kick off in just two hours at 1:00 p.m. to crown a winner.
After a myriad of online and live qualifiers, just 27 players remain in the field and only one is going to take home the trophy, earn the title and pocket the big money up for grabs in an event that cost just $220 CAD. The prize pool is a guaranteed $1 million CAD, and someone is going to claim all of the glory by the end of today.
Quebec's Raphael Duval leads the pack with a massive chip stack worth 22,165,000. He held the lead yesterday for the majority of the day and never really looked back. With blinds beginning at 120,000/240,000 with a button ante of 240,000, Duval sits on close to 100 big blinds with plenty of room to maneuver.
Close behind him is Jeff Cuccurullo with 21,470,000 chips. He qualified online and sits in second in chips. Rounding out the top three is Anatoly Zharnitsky with 18,365,000, with the next-biggest stacks belonging to Matthew Wilkins (10,650,000) and Ryan Morrell (9,085,000).
Play will pick up at Level 30 and blinds will increase from 40-minute intervals to 60 minutes. Breaks will take place every three levels, or three hours, and play will conclude once a winner is crowned.
Stay with PokerNews as the Live Reporting team documents all of the action on the way to finding a winner today!
Here is a look at the seating assignments with chip counts:
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flop in front of them, Franco A bet 1,400,000 and Spencer Jean-Baptiste check raised all-in for 2,145,000 total. Franco took a moment before making the call, knowing he couldn't really fold for what little the raise was on top.
on the turn and river 
to score a much-needed early double up.
