Jonathan English, the leader at first break, was taken out by Nicolas Cimon in a 3-way pre-flop all-in hand.

Jonathan English:
Chad Beercraft:
Nicolas Cimon:

Board:

Jonathan and chad were both pretty short, and Nicolas Cimon scored 2 Bounties. He now counts 4, and is therefore in the money, so to speak.

Norman Poliquin was cursing the flop, visibly annoyed by the bet he was facing. Guillaume Lavigne had put himself all-in, and eventually got a fold, face up. Guillaume also showed his hand.

Flop:

Norman Poliquin:
Guillaume Lavigne:

Norman reconciled with the juicy flop, and found his smile again.

Meanwhile on table 62, Frédérick Terrien was all-in on the flop and at risk.

Frédérick Terrien:
Jason Dupont:

Board:

Frédérick found what he was looking for, as Jason’s 2-pair was forfeited. He doubled 14,575, plus some preflop coin.

Sean Edelenbos, who made Day 3 of the PG500, opened the pot to 1,300. Mathieu Boulanger-Vaugeois 3bet to 3,400. Guillaume Tremblay committed his micro stack of 1,050, and the 3,400 was matched by Mathieu Gauvin in the big blind and Sean, the initial raiser.

The flop was checked to Mathieu, who put in 2,500. Both players called. The turn and river were checked by all 3, and Mathieu showed the winning hand.

Mathieu Boulanger-Vaugeois:

Board:

Mathieu raked in a pot of nearly 20K, which is quite substantial at this stage, and he is now among the leaders with about 50K.

The first break has come and gone, and we surveyed the room to find the players that doubled their initial stack. We have found 5 of them, and the leader so far is Jonathan English, showing 49,200 chips.

The final number of players is 152, enough to fill the whole left side of the tournament hall, plus one table. The prize pool will be published as soon as it is made public by the tournament staff.

After just 2 levels, the number of entries has reached 123, and it shows no sign of slowing down. Registration will remain open until 8h30pm.

Here is a first look at the field:

The 7th anniversary week-end was a resounding success, thanks to our whole player base. It is a pleasure and a privilege to bring you the best possible poker experience. Tonight takes place the last Event of this mini series, the amazing $150 + $30 + $150 6-max 50/50 Bounty with a $25,000 guarantee!

With a structure as appealing as this, we expect players to rush in. The starting stack is 20K, and we will play 20-minute levels until there is only one. The first level has just started with 53 players at the tables, and a constant flow of players in the cashier section.

The hunt is on!