William Blais, fierce Leaderboard Challenge competitor, and Adam Rafeek were sent to the rail. When we got to the table, the flop was revealed, and the last all-in was being announced.

Jason Cloutier:
Adam Rafeek:
William Blais:

The rest of the board came , missing Blais’ open-ended and Rafeek’s 2-outer. The tournament staff now proceeds to form the 9-handed final table.

Surprisingly enough, the last 11 players decided to pay 4 bubbles today, granting $100 to positions 8 through 11. Rafeek and Blais leave with $100 each, while Cloutier increases his lead.

The final table and its 7 prizes are approaching fast, and there was a change in leadership. Jason Cloutier has the top spot on the list, and is followed by Kristopher Chaykowski. After that, there are a few players who can easily leap ahead at any time.

Here are the full counts:

As the Crazy Pineapple Event unwinds, the competition is fierce at the top. A break just passed, and we noted 3 players with 6-digit stacks. These competitors have left everybody else way behind; the 4th biggest stack is below 70K! Kristopher Chaykowski, who was second at the previous break, is now in the lead with 159,000 in chips, having doubled his belongings. Steve Daraîche has slowed down a little bit, and now occupies the second spot.

Here is our top 3: