Yannick Guérin and Charles Gendron got it in pre-flop. With Rémi Bourque, they are the last Playground dealers in the field, and all 3 are sharing table 58, making up for half its population!
Yannick Guérin: 
Charles Gendron: 
Board: 
Charles pulled the 100K pot, leaving Yannick with about 40K, which were doubled on the next hand.
Players are slowly closing in to the money. The field is now 25-player strong. Nick-Réal Seide is leading it with an ever-growing stack, assessed at 287,500 at the break.
Here is our top 5:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Nick-Réal | Seide | 287,500 |
| Patrick | Leduc | 242,000 |
| Richard | Berenbaum | 231,000 |
| Daniel | Charette | 205,500 |
| Tommy | Inthouray | 193,500 |
Yannick Guérin called Mathyeu Provost’s raise to 6,500. Gianfranco Giordano decided to go all-in for about 25K. Mathyeu got out of the way, and Yannick called with ace-jack, which held against Gianfranco’s king-queen. Gianfranco left in good spirits.
On another table, Yan Primeau came from behind to save his tournament life. He doubled up to about 50K.
Yan Primeau: 
Normand Chapdelaine: 
Board: 
Richard Sysko, whose name appeared on many leaderboards lately, was taken out by Patrick Leduc. Patrick’s kings held on, not without difficulty.
Richard Sysko:
Patrick Leduc: 
Board: 
On another table, Daniel Pépin succeeded in doubling his belongings.
Daniel Pépin: 
Patrick Mailloux:
Board: 
Daniel survives.
On top of all the sweet Bounties collected by the players who will go deep in tonight’s 6-max event, there are some very nice prizes to shoot for. The champion will pocket $5,200!
Payouts:
| Rank | Pos | Prize | Bourse |
|---|---|
| 1st | $5,200.00 |
| 2nd | $4,006.00 |
| 3rd | $2,950,00 |
| 4th | $2,230.00 |
| 5th | $1,680.00 |
| 6th | $1,260.00 |
| 7th | $950.00 |
| 8th | $720.00 |
| 9th | $540.00 |
| 10th-11th | $410.00 |
| 12th-13th | $370.00 |
| 14th-15th | $350.00 |
| 16th | $320 |
Some recent shots of the field:
After 9 levels, Daniel Charette is the only player showcasing a 6-figure stack. Eric Danis and Nick Nickoletopoulos, in 5th and 6th place at the moment, are sharing the same table.
Here are our top stacks:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel | Charette | 133,000 |
| Tommy | Inthouray | 96,700 |
| Éric | Leblond | 95,700 |
| Richard | Berenbaum | 93,800 |
| Eric | Danis | 88,900 |
| Nick | Nickoletopoulos | 88,000 |
