Players are now taking a short break, and we took the opportunity to update the counts of our survivors:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Steven | Cheung | 515,000 |
| François | Goulet | 360,000 |
| Steven | Mavrigiannakis | 350,000 |
| Maxime | Laberge | 260,000 |
| Jason | Esmail | 195,000 |
| Andy | D'Alessandro | 70,000 |
Steven Cheung is now the owner of a 700K stack, at a final table where no one else is clearly above average. Steven Mavrigiannakis is next, with no more than a few chips over the 300K average. The others will be pretty much at risk as soon as they find a hand they choose to play, the blinds having bumped to 10K/20K.
One of these players, Joseph Leung, found such a hand, and fell. His stack has contributed to Cheung’s fortune. Leung goes home with $500 for his 7th place finish. Congratulations!
Play resumes with 6 players.
Michel Merlitti’s bust in 9th place, closely followed by Sylvain Bouchard who went out in 8th place, brought the tournament to the bubble. The remaining 7 players decided they were not going to have it, so they adjusted the prize pool to accommodate the next player out. $300 were taken from the 1st place money, and $200 from the 2nd, to form a $500 prize for the 7th place finish.
The following payouts reflect these changes.
| Position | Prize | Prix |
|---|---|
| 1st | $7,020.00 |
| 2nd | $4,800.00 |
| 3rd | $3,300.00 |
| 4th | $2,250.00 |
| 5th | $1,500.00 |
| 6th | $1,000.00 |
| 7th | $500.00 |
