Vlad Mezheritsky opened to 26,000 from middle position and got flatted by the player to his immediate left. Action folded around to Daune Fernandez in the big blind who three-bet jammed for 231,000. Mezheritsky called and the other player folded.
Fernandez:
Mezheritsky:
The board ran out and Fernandez hit the rail, able to fire another bullet today or wait until tomorrow if he so chooses.
As we approached the table, Jeff Cormier's seat appeared to be empty and Alex Foxen was stacking up a massive pile of chips. According to Foxen, Cormier opened to 30,000 and Foxen three-bet to 84,000. Cormier called.
The flop was and Cormier check-called a bet of 94,000. The fell on the turn putting two diamonds on the board and Foxen shoved after Cormier checked again. Cormier was covered by Foxen and called to put himself at risk.
Foxen:
Cormier:
The river bricked and Foxen raked in the huge pot as Cormier left the table.
With about 400,000 in the middle of a completed board, Duff Charette checked and Sylvain Lepage bet 350,000.
Charette went into the tank for a couple moments before eventually making the call. Lepage tabled for a flopped full house and Charette mucked, revealing .
About 10 minutes before, Kyle Bowker and Sam Chartier were seen at the table along side Sebastien Labbe. The next time we came to the table, Chartier's, Bowker's and a third seat at the table were empty and Labbe's stack and grown almost three times.
According to Labbe, he flopped a set and got both Bowker and a third player at the table to donate their chips to the pot.
Labbe is up over 4,000,000 now. Chartier has re-entered and has retaken a seat at the very same table he departed just a few moments before.
Ari Engel opened to 40,000 from under-the-gun and called a three-bet to 120,000 from his neighbor to the left. The flop was and after Engel checked, his opponent continued with a bet and Engel check-raised to take down the pot.
The players have been sent on their final 15-minute break of the night. They will return for just one more level of play tonight before bagging their chips and moving on to Day 2.
According to his table, Jean Francois Cadorette hadn't found many spots to put his chips to work. Cadorette's stack hadn't budged much from his initial starting count but after a player in early position moved all-in for about 230,000, Cadorette three-bet shoved and cleared the rest of the table.
Cadorette:
Opponent:
The board ran out and Cadorette was able to drag in a nice pot to boost himself back over starting stack.