In a hand just before the last break, Marc-Andre Ladouceur raised to 2,500 from the hijack and received calls from both the small and big blinds. Action went check-check on the flop, and Ladouceur promptly bet 2,300. Only the small blind made the call, and then he check-called a bet of 4,900 from Ladouceur on the turn.
When the peeled off on the river, the small blind checked for a third time and Ladouceur fired out 12,100. The small blind made the call, but mucked when Ladouceur tabled . Ship the pot to the Quebecer.
After picking up a couple of pots before the break, Marc-Andre Ladouceur found himself involved in a 35,000-chip pot with Dean Lyall. The board was , Lyall checked, and Ladouceur fired 21,300.
Lyall tanked for a bit, then made the call. Ladouceur turned over for kings and nines, and took down the pot.
Lyall recorded a knockout on the very next hand when a short-stacked player open-shoved. Lyall woke up with , which crushed his opponent's , and the board ran out .
After someone had opened and another player called, Maurizio Braco three-bet to 9,000 from the button. The small blind folded, and then Markus Tremel moved all in from the big blind for right around 40,000. Both the original raiser and the caller folded, and Braco snap-called.
Showdown
Braco:
Tremel:
It was a cooler for Tremel, who had run the second-best hand in poker to the best. The board ran out a clean and a disappointed Tremel exited the tournament floor.
John Eames paid off Glen Cymbaluk on the river in a hand after miss-judging what the Canadian might've been holding.
Around 35,000 had already ventured into the middle by the time the final board was left as . Cymbaluk led for a relatively small 8,500 and after some chitter-chatter Eames threw in the calling chips.
"Diamonds," said Cymbaluk and revealed for a flush. Eames seemed surprised and mucked.
, and Carroll was eliminated.
flop, and Ladouceur promptly bet 2,300. Only the small blind made the call, and then he check-called a bet of 4,900 from Ladouceur on the 
turn.
peeled off on the river, the small blind checked for a third time and Ladouceur fired out 12,100. The small blind made the call, but mucked when Ladouceur tabled 
. Ship the pot to the Quebecer.
, Lyall checked, and Ladouceur fired 21,300.
for kings and nines, and took down the pot.
, which crushed his opponent's 
, and the board ran out 
.
and a disappointed Tremel exited the tournament floor.
. Cymbaluk led for a relatively small 8,500 and after some chitter-chatter Eames threw in the calling chips.
