Francois Billard raised to 26,000 in the cutoff and Ari Engel shoved for 280,000 from the big blind. Billard called.
Engel was at risk with , behind Billard's .
The flop came and Engel took a commanding lead with trip kings. The turn was the to give Billard a straight draw, but the river was the and Engel doubled through.
Jeff Cormier, Ari Engel, and Francois Billard all went to a flop. Engel led with a bet of 36,000 holding and Billard check-raised to 92,000 with . Cormier folded and Engel called.
The landed on the turn and Billard bet 128,000. Engel raised all-in and Billard snap-called.
The completed the board and Billard doubled into the chip lead leaving Engel in the danger zone.
Kristen Bicknell raised to 25,000 on the button and Thomas Lefort moved all-in from the small blind for 240,000. Jeff Cormier moved all-in over top and Bicknell mucked.
Lefort tabled but was well behind Cormier's .
The flop came nine-high with two spades but the board bricked out and Lefort was eliminated in 8th place, sending the remaining players to the final table of seven.
The field has been reduced to the final seven players and they have converged on the main stage to kick off the final table live stream.
To avoid spoilers, from here on out our posts will follow along with the stream. Details of the last two eliminations will be posted as soon as the stream catches up.
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, behind Billard's 
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and Engel took a commanding lead with trip kings. The turn was the 
to give Billard a straight draw, but the river was the 
and Engel doubled through.
flop. Engel led with a bet of 36,000 holding 
. Cormier folded and Engel called.
landed on the turn and Billard bet 128,000. Engel raised all-in and Billard snap-called.
completed the board and Billard doubled into the chip lead leaving Engel in the danger zone.
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