Action was 3-handed on the turn when the fireworks began between chip leader Alexandre Lavigne and Pierre Andre Prevost.
With the board showing , Pierre lead out for 65,000, and was called by Simon Huard-Dufresne. Alexandre then raised to 205,000, and Pierre quickly moved all-in. Simon got out of the way, and Alexandre made the call.
Pierre:
Alexandre:
Although both players already had the straight, Pierre had it to the king, and had a flush redraw. The river brought the , improving Pierre’s hand, and Alexandre was forced to pay out 658,000 to his final table opponent.
Pierre now sits on almost 1,500,000, while Alexandre saw his stack reduced to just shy of 500,000.