Jonathan Dsouza pushed his remaining chips in from the small blind with the hope of stealing Michael’s big blind, but instead was called and found himself in some trouble. Jonathan showed , and was calling out for a deuce once he saw he was up against the of Michael.

The board was of no help though, showing , and Michael collected to pot to add to his chip lead.

Just like that, we are heads up in Event 2, with Michael Hunter holding a 2-1 lead over Alexandre Borra.

3rd place: Jonathan Dsouza, $1,570

On a board of , Douglas Mcqueer went all-in with , and was called by the of Michael Hunter. The turn gave Douglas a little hope, showing a , but the river awarded the pot to Michael, who now has a commanding lead of the final 3, holding nearly 75% of the chips in play.

4th place: Douglas Mcqueer, $1,570

After the agreement was made, and with the ever rising blinds, play has opened up quite a bit on this final table of Event 2. Benjamin Porter was recently eliminated, after he called Jonathan Dsouza’s all-in from the button. Benjamin turned over , and was far ahead of Jonathan’s , but the flop of paired Jonathan’s hand, and the runners didn’t change anything.

5th place: Benjamin Porter, $1,570.

Dominic Dufour found himself all-in on a flop with , but was up against Michael Hunter’s . The turn and river favoured the aces, and Dominic was sent towards the cashier to collect his earnings.

6th place: Dominic Dufour, $1,570.

Justin Leeson was just eliminated out of Event 2, in what turned out to be a very interesting hand. After Benjamin Porter had opened the pot from middle position and gotten called by Michael Hunter from the small blind, Justin Leeson pushed his remaining 136K into the middle. Benjamin called the difference, but before Michael had acted, Ben tabled his hand. Michael went ahead and completed the bet as well.

They both checked the flop ( ) and turn ( ), but when the hit the river, Michael put out a bet of 100K, saying ‘this game is easy when you know what your opponent has’. Benjamin looked disgusted, but made the fold anyway, and Michael tabled , which was good enough to eliminate Justin.

7th place: Justin Leeson, $1,570

The final table of the Shootout, Event 2 of the Playground Poker Spring Classic, is now on break, with 7 players remaining.

Here are their approximate chip counts:

• Seat 1 – Dominic Dufour – 210K
• Seat 2 – Michael Hunter – 535K
• Seat 3 – Justin Leeson – 80K
• Seat 4 – Alexandre Borra – 310K
• Seat 5 – Jonathan Dsouza – 195K
• Seat 8 – Benjamin Porter – 440K
• Seat 9 – Douglas Mcqueer – 210K

Benjamin Porter is on a roll here on the final table of Event 2, as he has just knocked out another opponent. This time it was Charle-Alexandre Bergeron who watched his stack get shipped over to Benjamin, but at least he won’t be going home empty handed, collecting $550 for his 8th place finish. Benjamin has climbed to just over 400K with that pot.

8th place: Charle-Alexandre Bergeron, $550

The 7 remaining players have come to an agreement at this final table of Event 2, where everyone will collect $1,570 each, and the eventual winner will take an additional $755 and a Playground Poker Spring Classic bracelet.