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Joey Messina shoved from the button, covering the two players in the blinds. Jonathan Brazeau called all-in for around 30,000.

Jonathan Brazeau:
Joey Messina:

The board ran out . Messina’s pocket nines were ahead the whole way to win the hand and eliminate Brazeau.

Joey Messina - 227,000
Jonathan Brazeau - eliminated

On a board reading with around 9,000 in the middle, Hrair Yapoudjian checked from the big blind, and Lily Kornik bet 12,000 from middle position. Yapoudjian called.

Yapoudjian checked the turn, and Kornik shoved for 37,500. Yapoudjian went into the tank for a couple of minutes before calling with a covering stack.

Lily Kornik:
Hrair Yapoudjian:

The river kept Kornik ahead with aces to secure a full double through Yapoudjian.

Lily Kornik - 119,000
Hrair Yapoudjian - 110,000

On a board reading , Mohamed Kechiche bet 5,500 from the big blind, and a middle-position player shoved for 21,000. Kechiche called with a covering stack putting his opponent at risk.

Opponent:
Mohamed Kechiche:

Kechiche faded the flush as the rest of the board ran out , sending his opponent to the rail.

Mohamed Kechiche - 315,000

Players have gone on the second 15-minute break, and will return to blinds of 500/1,000 (1,000).

The field is up to 70 entries, and six levels of play remain before registration closes for Day 1a.

Photo: Kevin Proctor

Kevin Proctor opened from the hijack, Sebastien Proulx three-bet from the cutoff, and Proctor called.

The flop came . Proctor check-called Proulx's 3,000 bet.

Both players checked the turn, leading to the river. Proctor checked, Proulx bet 8,000, and Proctor called.

Proulx showed for two pair, kings and tens. Proctor tabled trips with to win the hand.

At the same table Shaan Siddiqui has gotten off to a good start with a little over three starting stacks.

Kevin Proctor - 70,000
Shaan Siddiqui - 132,000
Sebastien Proulx - 23,000

A player in middle position opened to 1,200, a player in the hijack called, and Eric Afriat raised to 5,000 from the button. Both opponents called.

Action checked around to Afriat, who bet 4,000 on the flop. The middle position player called, while the player in the hijack folded.

Afriat fired a second barrel for 10,000 when checked to on the turn and his remaining opponent folded.

Eric Afriat - 105,000

Photo: Mohamed Kechiche

Mohamed Kechiche opened from middle position, Yves Perras called from the button, and Md Saif Uddin squeezed to 5,300 from the small blind. Both Kechiche and Perras called.

The flop came . Uddin bet 3,000, and both opponents called.

Uddin continued for 7,000 on the turn. Kechiche raised to 15,000, Perras folded, and Uddin called.

On the river, Uddin checked and Kechiche bet 23,700, leaving 100 behind. Uddin shoved with a covering stack, and Kechiche called. Kechiche tabled , for a straight.

“Nice catch,” Uddin commented, showing before the pot was pushed to Kechiche.

Mohamed Kechiche - 99,000
Yves Perras - 42,500
Md Saif Uddin - 8,000

Mickael Thomas opened to 800 from middle position, Jean Rene Lafleur called from the cutoff, and Pasquale Sarracco three-bet to 2,500 from the button. Both Thomas and Lafleur called.

The flop came . Action checked around to Sarraco, who bet 3,000. Thomas called and Lafleur folded.

The two remaining players checked down the turn and river. Thomas showed for a pair of fours, and Sarracco mucked.

Mickael Thomas - 58,000 (193 bb)
Jean Rene Lafleur - 66,000 (220 bb)
Pasquale Sarracco - 25,000 (83 bb)