With about 20,000 in the pot, on a board reading , Presten Cloutier checked from the small blind and Jean Ernest Ward bet 25,000 from the hijack. Cloutier called.
The turn was the and both players checked to the on the river
Cloutier paused for a moment and then reached into his stack to bet 21,000. Ward wasted no time and called. Cloutier was hesitant to table his hand, so Ward showed for aces and jacks with a king kicker to scoop the pot.
On a board reading , with 30,000 in the pot, a player in early position checked, as did Kurt Vaters in middle position. Armah Attoh was in the hijack and moved all-in for 53,900. The early-position player folded and Vaters asked for a count before eventually calling.
Attoh tabled and was down to just a single out against Vaters' for top pair and the nut flush draw. Attoh needed to hit the but the dealer put out the on the river to send Attoh home.
A player in middle position raised to 5,000 and Joe Tehan three-bet to 14,000 from the hijack. Tony Phu Le, midway through eating his fruit plate, decided to cold-call from the cutoff. The middle-position player folded.
The flop came and Tehan paused for a moment before betting 7,800. Le finished another fork-full of fruit and raised it up to 20,000. Tehan called.
The turn was the and Tehan checked. Le finished his last piece of watermelon, put his fork down and moved all-in. Tehan folded.
We got to the table as Sylvain Siebert put in a three-bet to 26,500 from the small blind. Robert Laberge was in the big blind and moved all-in for 109,000. Siebert agonized for a couple of minutes but eventually called.
Robert Laberge:
Sylvain Siebert:
Laberge was at risk but ahead with two aces, up against Siebert's queens.
The board ran out and Laberge held for the double.
, Presten Cloutier checked from the small blind and Jean Ernest Ward bet 25,000 from the hijack. Cloutier called.
and both players checked to the 
on the river
for aces and jacks with a king kicker to scoop the pot.
, with 30,000 in the pot, a player in early position checked, as did Kurt Vaters in middle position. Armah Attoh was in the hijack and moved all-in for 53,900. The early-position player folded and Vaters asked for a count before eventually calling.
and was down to just a single out against Vaters' 
but the dealer put out the 
on the river to send Attoh home.
and Tehan checked. Le finished his last piece of watermelon, put his fork down and moved all-in. Tehan folded.
