Francis Carriere was in the big blind and Felix Leclerc was in middle position. The two players got all in preflop after some unknown action.
Carriere had against the of Leclerc. The board ran out and Carriere was already up and walking away from the table before the cards had finished being dealt. He did glance back, just to make sure he didn't river the winner, but he kept walking once the board completed and Leclerc won the hand.
The remaining 105 players are on a 15-minute break. The day started with 164 players and has been moving quickly toward the money bubble. The final 90 players will earn at least a min cash of CAD $250.
John Palmer is the current chip leader with 100 left and is looking for a back-to-back All Stars for Starlight win. He won the same event in June of this year for a first prize of CAD $17,808.
Nicholas Vonapartis opened to 14,000 from early position and Spencer Stacey shoved all in. Vonapartis called and showed , which was behind the of Stacey.
The board ran out and Stacey earned the double up.
Sebastien Proulx just eliminated two players in consecutive hands. He is now over 400,000.
Hand #1:
David Veloso limped under the gun and Proulx made it 20,000 from the cutoff. Basil Glezakos called from the small blind and Veloso shoved all in for 78,000. Proulx called and Glezakos folded. Proulx showed and Veloso was left cheering for clubs to come, holding .
Hand #2:
The next hand, Proulx opened to 16,000 and Francesco Presta shoved all in for about 60,000. Proulx quickly called and showed . Presta had .
The board ran out [8d3s2h9jas] and Proulx won his second hand in a row, eliminating Presta.