Earlier during the final table a piece from one of the lighting fixtures above the feature table came loose and swung over the table. Maintenance staff looked at the problem during the break and the players resumed play with the problem forgotten about.
Just now, however, the piece from the light swung loose again, and this time came crashing to toward the head of Giovanni Rosadoni. Fortunately for Rosadoni, he acted in time and moved out of the way of the falling fixture. Hopefully Rosadoni will be able to translate those lightning reflexes to the table and continue to dodge spots that would otherwise get him in trouble.
Dan O'Brien made it 15,000 from the small blind and John Monnette called from the big blind. The flop as and O'Brien bet 14,000. Monnete called and the turned.
O'Brien continued with a bet of 34,000 and Monnette called once again. The rivered and O'Brien checked to find Monnette be the one to shove 34,000 in the middle. O'Brien announced all in and Monnette snap called, tabling .
O'Brien flipped up for the same full house and the two chopped the pot.
John Monnette made it 13,000 from the small blind and Giovanni Rosadoni three-bet to 28,000 from the big blind. Monnette called and the flop brought . Both players checked and the turned. Monnette check-called a 28,000 chip bet and both players checked the river.
Monnette quickly tabled for a pair of queens. Rosadoni looked at Monnette's hand and then showed his- for a pair of aces and the better hand.
"I didn't think you'd play that bad to slow roll that one," said Monnette while rolling his eyes.
Giovanni Rosadoni raised from the button to 18,000. John Monnette called from the big blind, and the flop came down . After Monnette checked, Rosadoni fired 12,000. Monnette made the call.
The came out on fourth street, and Monnette checked. Rosadoni bet 24,000, and Monnette called to see the river.
The landed on the end, followed by a check from Monnette. Rosadoni bet 13,000, and Monnette called.
Rosadoni tabled the for a turned pair of aces with a queen kicker. Monnette mucked his hand, and Rosadoni won the pot.
From the button, Giovanni Rosadoni raised to 18,000. In the big blind, John Monnette made a reraise to 56,000. Rosadoni called, and the flop came down . Monnette checked, Rosadoni fired 18,000, and Monnette called.
The turn was the , which was followed by a check from both players to see the land on the river. Monnette bet 18,000, and Rosadoni called.
Monnette showed the , and Rosadoni mucked his hand.
From the button, two-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner John Monnette raised to 12,000. Dan O'Brien called from the big blind, and the dealer ran out the flop. On the flop, O'Brien checked, Monnette bet 19,000, and O'Brien folded. Monnette flashed the and collected the pot.
Right now at the final table, there's a fairly comical situation occurring between the players, the dealer and the floor staff. Giovanni Rosadoni only speaks French, with a little bit of English here and there. Whenever Dan O'Brien or John Monnette say something, Rosadoni responds in French. Once in awhile, he'll utter a very short sentence in English, but it's rare.
O'Brien is often the one trying to bridge the language gap between he and Rosadoni, but it's just not working. Sometimes, there is a bilingual dealer in the box to translate, but during this rotation, the dealer also doesn't understand or speak French, so he can't translate.
"Could you imagine being at Commerce in a three-handed game where everyone else speaks Spanish and you don't?" asked O'Brien to Monnette.
"It's happened to me before, but with Vietnamese," responded Monnette with a laugh.
"Yeah, but I'm talking about the players, the floor and the dealer. No one can help you," O'Brien went on as the two laughed about it. Even the dealer and the floor staff were laughing because the situation is simply a very rare, comical one to occur.
O'Brien added that he feels a little bad about it as the English speakers are the one's intruding, so to speak, on Rosadoni's country. Still, everyone is getting a light laugh of the situation and it continues on.
Dan O'Brien raised to 12,000 from the cutoff and Oleksii Kovalchuk shipped all in from the button. It folded back to O'Brien and he called with . Kovalchuk showed and was in need of some help.
Unfortunately for Kovalchuk, the board did not oblige, as it fell . O'Brien's ace-ten high was the best hand and Kovalchuk was sent to the rail in fourth place.
and O'Brien bet 14,000. Monnete called and the 
turned.
rivered and O'Brien checked to find Monnette be the one to shove 34,000 in the middle. O'Brien announced all in and Monnette snap called, tabling 
.
for the same full house and the two chopped the pot.
. Both players checked and the 
turned. Monnette check-called a 28,000 chip bet and both players checked the river.
for a pair of aces and the better hand.
. After Monnette checked, Rosadoni fired 12,000. Monnette made the call.
for a turned pair of aces with a queen kicker. Monnette mucked his hand, and Rosadoni won the pot.
. Monnette checked, Rosadoni fired 18,000, and Monnette called.
, which was followed by a check from both players to see the 
land on the river. Monnette bet 18,000, and Rosadoni called.
flop. On the flop, O'Brien checked, Monnette bet 19,000, and O'Brien folded. Monnette flashed the 
and collected the pot.
. O'Brien's ace-ten high was the best hand and Kovalchuk was sent to the rail in fourth place.
