A brief round-up of the most impressive live tournament scores from both the partypoker LIVE Canada Grand Prix and the PokerStars Championship Monte Carlo including wins for Cassidy Battikha, Philipp Gruissem, and Imad Derwiche.

Let’s begin with news from Canada where the partypoker LIVE brand is currently kicking ass. The Playground Poker Club in Montreal is acting as host for both the Grand Prix and the Million, and the results for the first event are in the books.

The CAD $220 buy-in partypoker LIVE Grand Prix Canada afforded players the opportunity to get involved in the Day 1 action both online, live or both. The three-day event was a resounding success attracting 2,570 entrants, and with 38 players returning for the final day it was the experienced pro-Mike Leah who was in pole position.

Leah made the final table as one of two players who was still involved in the Golden Chip promotion offering a CAD $20,000 bonus to the player who lasted the longest. Leah’s private duel was with Kevin Zeidler, and for once Leah lost when he exited in fourth. Zeidler took third after a three-way deal left him with CAD $53,450 & the CAD $20,000 bonus.