We caught up to find Sean Giesbrecht all in and at risk when he bet his last 5,950 on a board of 
. His opponent called and the hands were tabled:
Giesbrecht: 
Opponent: 
Neither had a spade, but the king-kicker was bad news for Giesbrecht. The 
and the 
completed the board and Giesbrecht was sent to the rail for the second time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 8
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
We caught up to find Laurence Grondin engaged in a heads up pot with the board reading 
. Grondin's opponent bet 10,000 and Grondin replied by announcing that she was all in. Her opponent called for his tournament life and the hands were shown:
Grondin: 
Opponent: 
The river bricked out for Grondin with the 
and she was forced to ship a vast majority of her stack to the player next door. She's now sitting on about 18,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
We caught up to find a monotone board of 
. Kelly Kellner was heads up in a pot and his opponent fired a bet of 5,000. Kellner casually tossed out a raise and made the action 10,000 to go.
"Deuces are still wild, right?" asked Kellner with a wry grin.
Eventually, his opponent decided to called and Kellner fanned 
for a king-high flush. His opponent mucked and Kellner increased his stack to about 62,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $1,000+$125 | 354 | $354,000 |
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew O’Brien | Ottawa, ON | $81,422 |
| 2 | Charles Shapiro | West Vancouver, BC | $50,335 |
| 3 | Keith Wintermans | North Vancouver, BC | $36,720 |
| 4 | Duck-Sin Jong | Burnaby, BC | $27,327 |
| 5 | Shane Sandhu | New Westminster, BC | $20,518 |
| 6 | Douglas Lamson | Abbotsford, BC | $15,693 |
| 7 | Adam Cummings | Victoria, BC | $12,178 |
| 8 | Andy Le | Mount Lake Terrace, WA | $9,586 |
| 9 | Anthony Kook | North Vancouver, BC | $7,653 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Players are currently on their second 10-minute break of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
53,000
27,500
|
27,500 |
|
44,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
||
|
|
32,000
14,500
|
14,500 |
|
30,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
26,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
||
|
23,000
10,500
|
10,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
11,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
Terrence Chan opened with an early position raise to 700 and was called by both of the blinds. The flop brought 
and both players checked to Chan who continued for 1,000. The small blind folded but the big blind decided to stick around.
They both checked when the board paired with the on the turn and the 
hit the river. A check to Chan prompted a bet of an unknown amount and Chan's opponent folded. Chan took down the pot and is at 15,500 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,500
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
We caught up to see the aftermath of a hand that has crippled World Series of Poker bracelet winner Gavin Smith. A player was all in and at risk holding 
against Smith's 
.
The board fell down 
and the pocket aces were able to hold, forcing Smith to ship a little over 11,000 over to his opponent. Smith has now been crippled to about 7,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,500
37,500
|
37,500 |
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