We caught up to the action on the turn, where the majority of the chips went in between Alexandre Lavigne (big blind) and Clayton Grunberg (button). With the board showing
, Clayton tabled top-top with
and was trailing the two-pairs of his opponent, who was holding
. Clayton had a handful of outs that would see the pot get shipped his way, but he was ultimately buried by the
river.
Heads-up play is now underway between Dustin Melanson (1,650,000) and Alexandre Lavigne (1,950,000) as they play for a $16,750 top prize, which will be accompanied by a WCC Champion’s Trophy and any $500 Bounty chips acquired by the players.
3rd place: Clayton Grunberg – $9,500.00
