Playground

Players are being sent on a 45-minute dinner break, and will return at approximately 6:20 p.m.

On a board reading with around 25,000 in the middle, Johan Levyssohn bet 5,000 from the big blind, and Jean-Francois Prulx called from the button.

Levyssohn showed top pair with which was enough to win the hand.

Johan Levyssohn - 100,000
Jean-Francois Proulx - 28,000

Players are on the seond 15-minute break of the day, with the field now up to 155 entries.

Photo: William Blais

Albert Jose opened from middle position, Alexandre Henry called from the hijack, and William Blais squeezed to 6,000 from the big blind. Only Henry called.

The flop came . Blais fired a 2,800 continuation bet, and Henry called.

Blais bet 10,000 on the turn and Henry called again. On the river Blais shoved for 21,700.

Henry called with a covering stack, and Blais tabled for two pair, kings and sixes to win the hand.

William Blais - 84,000
Albert Jose - 57,000
Alexandre Henry - 21,000

Photo: Andrew Dubuque

Action was picked up with Francis Bouchard having raised to 15,200 preflop from early position over some previous action. He was facing a shove from Andrew Dubuque for 57,000. Bouchard called with a covering stack.

Francis Bouchard:
Andrew Dubuque:

The board ran out , keeping Dubuque’s aces in front to double up at Bouchard’s expense.

Andrew Dubuque - 115,000
Francis Bouchard - 22,000

Photo: Jirard Hanna

On a board reading , a player checked from under the gun, and Jirard Hanna shoved for 20,300 from the cutoff. His opponent called with a covering stack.

Opponent:
Jirard Hanna:

Hanna was a big favorite with a ten-high straight, while his opponent was live with a flush draw. Hanna faded the flush on the river to secure a full double.

Jirard Hanna - 57,000

Players have just been sent on their first 15-minute break of the day.

Johan Levyssohn was all-in preflop from middle position for around 7,500, facing a covering stack from the big blind, Issie Emin Yuzgulec.

Johan Levyssohn:
Issie Emin Yuzgulec:

The board ran out , giving Yuzgulec aces up to score the early knockout.

Issie Emin Yuzgulec - 90,000
Johan Levyssohn - eliminated