Simon Huard-Dufresne opened to 40,000 from the small blind, and found a call from Alexandre Lavigne in the big blind. On a flop of , Simon fired 55,000, and then pushed all-in following a raise by Alexandre to 120,000. Alexandre made the quick call, and the two players tabled their hands.
Simon:
Alexandre:
Simon needed to spike a straight card to survive, but was drawing dead once the turn brought the . The river was a meaningless , and Alexandre scored the double up. He slid forward 459,000 chips, and once all was paid out, Simon was left with only 6,000 to his name.
He chopped the very next pot, and then was eliminated on the hand following this.
3rd place: Simon Huard-Dufresne – $7,220.00