Kristen Bicknell opened to 5,000 from early position only to see Francois Billard three-bet shove from middle position for about 30,000. Action folded around to Pablo Mariz in the big blind, who just flat called. Bicknell folded.
Billard:
Mariz:
The board ran out , and Billard hit the rail with lots of time to fire another bullet.
Parker 'Tonkaaaa' Talbot raised it up to 4,500 from the hijack and action was on Christos Arvanitis in the big blind. He wasted no time and put in a three-bet to 17,000. Talbot called.
The flop came and Arvanitis led out for 20,000. Talbot stared him down for a moment and then called.
The turn was the and Arvanitis looked back at his cards and opted to check this time. Talbot took his time and eventually bet 36,100. Arvanitis weighed his options and folded.
Talbot raked in the pot and is now a little over double the starting stack.
We got to the table as Thomas Cemm and Sam Chartier were in a pre-flop raising war. Chartier was in the cutoff and had 13,000 in front of him, which appeared to be a three-bet over Cemm's under-the-gun open. Cemm came over the top for a four-bet to 35,000 and Chartier called.
The flop came and Cemm led out for 55,000. Chartier thought about it and eventually moved all-in for 60,000 total. Cemm snap-called.
"Do you have aces?" asked Chartier. Cemm tabled and said "Yep". Chartier tabled for the ultimate pre-flop cooler. The turn was the and the river was the to send Chartier to the rail.
"I almost folded" smiled Chartier as he pushed his chips forward. "We're even now" said Cemm. "Yeah, we're even" laughed Chartier as he exited the tournament area. "I don't feel as bad about busting in 30th (in the $1,650 event)" said Cemm.
Sam Chartier and Francois Billard were the latest players to hit the rail, but they've both jumped back in for another crack at the minimum $200,000 prize pool!
Jonathan Marrie raised to 6,000 from the cutoff and got calls from Eric Aucoin on the button and Gary Lucci in the big blind.
The flop came , Lucci checked and Marrie bet 7,000. Aucoin snap-raised to 16,000 and Lucci folded. Marrie peered over at Aucoin's stack and then called.
The turn was the and Marrie checked. Aucoin bet 25,000 and Marrie called again. The river was the and Marrie checked for a second time. Aucoin ripped his stack of 36,7000 in the middle and Marrie called.
"Two pair" said Aucoin as he tabled . Marrie flashed for a pair of jacks with a king kicker and raked in the pot.
Players are on their last break of the day and Thomas Cemm currently leads the way with 469,000. He won a massive pot earlier against Sam Chartier with aces against kings and holds a healthy lead.
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, and Billard hit the rail with lots of time to fire another bullet.
and Arvanitis led out for 20,000. Talbot stared him down for a moment and then called.
and Arvanitis looked back at his cards and opted to check this time. Talbot took his time and eventually bet 36,100. Arvanitis weighed his options and folded.
and Cemm led out for 55,000. Chartier thought about it and eventually moved all-in for 60,000 total. Cemm snap-called. 
for the ultimate pre-flop cooler. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
, Lucci checked and Marrie bet 7,000. Aucoin snap-raised to 16,000 and Lucci folded. Marrie peered over at Aucoin's stack and then called.
and Marrie checked. Aucoin bet 25,000 and Marrie called again. The river was the 
and Marrie checked for a second time. Aucoin ripped his stack of 36,7000 in the middle and Marrie called.
. Marrie flashed 
