Paul Fontan Eliminated in 5th Place (CA$300,000)
Level 37
: 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
Hand #153: Francois Billard moved all in from the small blind and won the blinds and ante.
Hand #154: Billard moved all in from the button, Paul Fontan called for his remaining 20.6 million and the two turned over their hands with Fontan at risk of elimination.
Fontan: ![]()
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Billard: ![]()
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The dealers fanned out ![]()
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and Billard took the lead with his flopped jack. A
on the turn brought some straight draw outs for Fontan to stay alive. The river came down a
and Fontan failed to hit, being eliminated out in fifth place by the jacks of Billard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
284,000,000
7,700,000
|
7,700,000 |
|
|
Busted |