In the first hand following his refusal of the chip-chop deal proposed by the players, short-stacked Samuel Pouliot open-shoved from the cutoff for just over 1,300,000, and found a quick call from Jeremy Chandler in the small blind.
Samuel: 
Jeremy: 
Board: 
Jeremy’s pair of tens held on for the win, and with that pot he took over the chip lead of this final table, increasing his stack to around 6,500,000.
7th place: Samuel Pouliot – $2,600.00
Samuel Pouliot
The 7 remaining players have asked to pause the clock to see the numbers of a chip-chop, and the floor is currently making the calculations.
Here is the current chip distribution:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Seat | Siège | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick | St-Onge | Seat 2 | 2,090,000 |
| Kathy | Sawers | Seat 3 | 2,585,000 |
| Jeremy | Chandler | Seat 5 | 5,175,000 |
| Steve | Winters | Seat 6 | 4,945,000 |
| Richard | Lord | Seat 7 | 5,350,000 |
| Cynthia | Paquette | Seat 8 | 2,350,000 |
| Samuel | Pouliot | Seat 10 | 1,375,000 |
**Edit**
Player’s have decided to continue play.
Benjamin Menard’s exit was a two-part process.
In the first hand, he opened to 300,000 from utg, and then called the all-in of Steve Winters worth 2,360,000 total. Benjamin turned over 
, but couldn’t overcome the 
of Steve, who turned a set to lock in the hand.
On the very next hand, he 3-bet all-in for his last 550,000 facing an early-position open from Richard Lord. He tabled 
, but once again his overcards could not over come the underpair, as Richard’s 
held on the 
board.
Players are now on a short break.
8th place: Benjamin Menard – $2,000.00
Benjamin Menard
After calling a utg open from Samuel Pouliot, Sebastien St-Onge led out for 325,000 on a flop showing 
. Samuel decided to put maximum pressure on his opponent by moving all-in over the top, but he found a call from Sebastien.
Samuel: 
Sebastien:
Although Sebastien got it in with the best hand on the flop, the on the turn changed everything. The river was an , and just like that Sebastien’s deep run was cut in 12th place.
We are now just one spot away from our final table of 10-players.
12th place: Sebatien St-Onge – $1,200.00
Sebastien St-Onge
Jonathan Clavet-Grenier was in middle position when he open-shoved for 580,000 in an unopened pot. Samuel Pouliot isolated by moving all-in himself from late position, and the two players went heads-up to the streets.
Jonathan: 
Samuel:
Samuel’s big slick held on the win the hand on the 
board to increase his stack by 10 big blinds, as well as bring this tournament down to 13 players.
14th place: Jonathan Clavet-Grenier – $1,000.00
After playing 9-handed for almost 2 levels, the remaining players have decided to negotiate a deal to split the money based on their current chip stacks.
Here are the final results of the payouts:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erik | Weaner | 438,000 | $2,390 |
| Kevin | Bijian | 519,000 | $2,735 |
| Bianca | Perron | 258,000 | $1,615 |
| Jerry | F | 321,000 | $1,885 |
| Michel | Ghaleb | 530,000 | $2,780 |
| Steve | Berti | 382,000 | $2,145 |
| Imran | Hussain | 125,000 | $1,045 |
| Francois | Graton-Valiquette | 499,000 | $2,650 |
| Joel Alexander | Laliberte Dube | 229,000 | $1,490 |
Photographs taken near the end of the tournament:
After 19 levels of play in the 6-max, it’s Jerry F who leads the way with a stack worth 551,000.
Here are the top stacks entering level 20:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Jerry | F | 551,000 |
| Kevin | Bijian | 512,000 |
| Erik | Weaner | 417,000 |
| Imran | Hussain | 309,000 |
Day 2 of the 5-Year Extravaganza has just come to a close, and 15 players will come back tomorrow for the conclusion of this event.
Leading the way into Day 3 is Kathy Sawers and her 3,575,000 friends, although Cynthia Paquette is right on her tail with 3,195,000. Third in chips is Jeremy Chandler, who bagged 2,600,000. The table below includes the player-reported chip counts at the end of Day 2, and in a few moments we will publish the seating assignments for Day 3.
Day 3 will take place tomorrow night, Tuesday the 22nd of December, at 7pm. You can follow updates throughout the night via our Playground Poker Club Blog.
See you tomorrow!
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Kathy | Sawers | 3,575,000 |
| Cynthia | Paquette | 3,195,000 |
| Jeremy | Chandler | 2,600,000 |
| Benjamin | Menard | 2,315,000 |
| Patrick | St-Onge | 2,215,000 |
| George | Kazarian | 1,815,000 |
| Samuel | Pouliot | 1,615,000 |
| Rejean | Labbe | 1,105,000 |
| Sebastien | St-Onge | 1,080,000 |
| Jason | Dupont | 1,020,000 |
| Jay | Srinivasan | 850,000 |
| Steve | Winters | 820,000 |
| Jonathan | Clavet-Grenier | 600,000 |
| David Alfonso | Martinez | 575,000 |
| Richard | Lord | 575,000 |
Here is the payout structure for the 5-Year Extravaganza:
| Pos | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1st | $18,000.00 |
| 2nd | $12,013.00 |
| 3rd | $9,000.00 |
| 4th | $7,000.00 |
| 5th | $5,000.00 |
| 6th | $3,600.00 |
| 7th | $2,600.00 |
| 8th | $2,000.00 |
| 9th | $1,600.00 |
| 10th-12th | $1,200.00 |
| 13th-15th | $1,000.00 |
| 16th-18th | $800.00 |
| 19th-21st | $700.00 |
| 22nd-24th | $650.00 |
| 25th-27th | $600.00 |
| 28th-30th | $550.00 |
| 31st-33rd | $500.00 |
| 34th-36th | $450.00 |
| 37th-45th | $400.00 |
| 46th-54th | $350.00 |
| 55th-63rd | $310.00 |
| 64th-72nd | $280.00 |
| 73rd-81st | $250.00 |
| 82nd-90th | $220.00 |
| 91st-99th | $200.00 |
| 100th-108th | $190.00 |
| 109th-117th | $180.00 |
| 118th-126th | $170.00 |
| 127th-144th | $160.00 |
| 145th-163rd | $150.00 |
The bubble has just burst here in the 6-max event, which means the 17 players that still have chips to their name have just locked in a spot in the money!
Congratulations!
Here are the in-the-money players:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Seat | Siège |
|---|---|---|
| Erik | Weaner | Table 23 - Seat 1 |
| Jason | Conforti | Table 23 - Seat 2 |
| Bianca | Perron | Table 23 - Seat 3 |
| Philippe | Castro | Table 23 - Seat 4 |
| Jerry | F | Table 23 - Seat 5 |
| Michel | Ghaleb | Table 23 - Seat 6 |
| Steve | Berti | Table 24 - Seat 1 |
| Imran | Hussain | Table 24 - Seat 2 |
| Nicholas | Sheehy | Table 24 - Seat 3 |
| Table 24 - Seat 4 | ||
| Joel Alexandre | Laliberte Dube | Table 24 - Seat 5 |
| Daniel | Gates | Table 24 - Seat 6 |
| Kevin | Bijian | Table 28 - Seat 1 |
| John | Power | Table 28 - Seat 2 |
| Patrice | Mailloux | Table 28 - Seat 3 |
| Francois | Graton-Valiquette | Table 28 - Seat 4 |
| David | Cadoch | Table 28 - Seat 5 |
| Francesco | Presta | Table 28 - Seat 6 |
Just as the clock struck 0 in the before last level of the night, the field was reduced to its 2 final tables of 9 players each. Leading the field entering level 27 is Kathy Sawers, who holds nearly 2,700,000 in chips. Other big stacks include Cynthia Paquette (~2,400,000), Samuel Pouliot (~2,200,000), Jeremy Chandler (~2,100,000), Patrick St-Onge (~2,050,000) and George Kazarian (~2,000,000).
After this last 40-minute level is complete, players will bag their chips for tomorrow nights conclusion.
Here are the final two tables:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Seat | Siège |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremy | Chandler | Table 54 - Seat 1 |
| Benjamin | Menard | Table 54 - Seat 2 |
| Jay | Srinivasan | Table 54 - Seat 3 |
| Bashar | Raffi | Table 54 - Seat 4 |
| Jason | Dupont | Table 54 - Seat 5 |
| Jonathan | Clavet-Grenier | Table 54 - Seat 6 |
| David Alfonso | Martinez | Table 54 - Seat 7 |
| Rejean | Labbe | Table 54 - Seat 8 |
| John Allan | Bushey | Table 54 - Seat 9 |
| Samuel | Pouliot | Table 61 - Seat 1 |
| George | Kazarian | Table 61 - Seat 2 |
| Kathy | Sawers | Table 61 - Seat 3 |
| Patrick | St-Onge | Table 61 - Seat 4 |
| Sebastien | St-Onge | Table 61 - Seat 5 |
| Steve | Winters | Table 61 - Seat 6 |
| Marie-Josee | Duguay | Table 61 - Seat 7 |
| Cynthia | Paquette | Table 61 - Seat 8 |
| Richard | Lord | Table 61 - Seat 9 |
