Shortly after losing Anesti Kocini in 10th place, we saw another all-in and call on this final table.
Jeremie once again opened the action to 25,000, this time from middle position, and called off the all-in of Frederic Cossette in the big blind, who held a stack worth 90,000.
Jeremie: 
Frederic: 
Jeremie flopped top two on the 
board and held on to win the pot, eliminating Frederic in 9th place.
9th place: Frederic Cossette – $1,400.00
Jeremie Bilodeau placed a raise to 25,000 from the cutoff in an unopened pot, and was followed by Alexandre Lavigne in the small blind, and Anesti Kocini in the big blind.
Alexandre checked on the 
board, and Anesti announced all-in. Jeremie quickly tossed his cards into the muck, and Alexandre asked for a count. The dealer cut out 84,000 in chips, and Alexandre went into the tank. After a moment of reflection, he slid forward some calling chips, and players tabled their hands.
Anesti: 
Alexandre: 
Anesti had a lot of cards that could help, as his 7-high was in fact a combo draw for the flush and straight. He was calling out for a diamond, but the dealer brought out the 
and the 
, awarding the pot to Alexandre, who extended his lead on this final table.
10th place: Anesti Kocini – $1,000.00
Shortly after the money-bubble burst, we lost Rong Xu in 11th place, therefore bringing this field down to one single table of ten players.
Here is a look at the seating distribution for the final table:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Seat | Siège |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandre | Lavigne | Seat 1 |
| Anesti | Kocini | Seat 2 |
| Pierre Andre | Prevost | Seat 3 |
| Patrice | Mailloux | Seat 4 |
| Frederic | Cossette | Seat 5 |
| Simon | Huard-Dufresne | Seat 6 |
| G | A | Seat 7 |
| Pierre | Cassivi | Seat 8 |
| Jeremie | Bilodeau | Seat 9 |
| Rodney | Ramalho | Seat 10 |
After several hands of hand-for-hand play, this $500 + $50 Deepstack tournament, part of the Playground Anniversary Series, is now in the money!
Michael Kororvine
When action folded around to Michael Korovine in the small blind, he opted to move all-in with his last few big blinds. Alexandre Lavigne made a quick call from the big blind, and they were off to the races.
Michael: 
Alexandre: 
Alexandre had a huge flop for his hand, and finally spiked a pair of aces on the 
board to win the pot, bringing the tournament into the money.
Congratulations to all the players who have locked in a cash prize in this tournament!
The tournament is on a short chip-up break, and with 12 players left in the field, play is now hand-for-hand.
Here are the full chip counts of the remaining 12 players, as they enter level 19:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Seat | Siège | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon | Huard-Dufresne | Table 66 - Seat 2 | 458,000 |
| Jeremie | Bilodeau | Table 62 - Seat 6 | 445,000 |
| Alexandre | Lavigne | Table 62 - Seat 2 | 375,000 |
| Pierre Andre | Prevost | Table 62 - Seat 5 | 275,000 |
| Patrice | Mailloux | Table 62 - Seat 3 | 235,000 |
| Rodney | Ramalho | Table 66 - Seat 8 | 212,000 |
| Anesti | Kocini | Table 66 - Seat 7 | 177,000 |
| G | A | Table 66 - Seat 4 | 117,000 |
| Michael | Korovine | Table 62 - Seat 1 | 80,000 |
| Rong | Xu | Table 66 - Seat 5 | 79,000 |
| Frederic | Cossette | Table 62 - Seat 8 | 63,000 |
| Pierre | Cassivi | Table 66 - Seat 6 | 50,000 |
Although only a few players have been eliminated in the last two levels of play, there has been a lot of movement in chips. Jeremie Bilodeau has slipped out of the chip lead, but still holds a healthy ~300,000 stack, while Alexandre Lavigne has chipped up to over 315,000.
Simon Huard-Dufresne is currently in the chip lead, although his ~325,000 stack is only a few big blinds ahead of other big stacks in the field. Anesti Kocini has been on a roller-coaster recently, as his stack dipped well below average last level, before climbing back up in to the medium.
Recent eliminations include Charles-Eric Benoit, Mau Le Ho Tran, Jason Raymond Trites and Jozwik Krzystof.
Photographs from level 16:
The starting field of 103 players in this $500 + $50 Deepstack has been reduced down to 18 players, split on two final tables. The structure is scheduled to pay out 11 players, and so the money bubble is approaching fast!
Here is the seating distribution of the final 18 players:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Seat | Siège |
|---|---|---|
| Michael | Korovine | Table 62 - Seat 1 |
| Alexandre | Lavigne | Table 62 - Seat 2 |
| Patrice | Mailloux | Table 62 - Seat 3 |
| Alec | Brandstatter | Table 62 - Seat 4 |
| Pierre Andre | Prevost | Table 62 - Seat 5 |
| Jeremie | Bilodeau | Table 62 - Seat 6 |
| Jozwik | Krzysztof | Table 62 - Seat 7 |
| Frederic | Cossette | Table 62 - Seat 8 |
| Mau Le Ho | Tran | Table 62 - Seat 9 |
| Bill | Loukanikas | Table 66 - Seat 1 |
| Simon | Huard-Dufresne | Table 66 - Seat 2 |
| Charles-Erc | Benoit | Table 66 - Seat 3 |
| G | A | Table 66 - Seat 4 |
| Rong | Xu | Table 66 - Seat 5 |
| Pierre | Cassivi | Table 66 - Seat 6 |
| Anesti | Kocini | Table 66 - Seat 7 |
| Rodney | Ramalho | Table 66 - Seat 8 |
| Jason Raymond | Trites | Table 66 - Seat 9 |
Players of the $500 + $50 Deepstack have just returned from a short break, during which we brought an update on the leaderboard.
Here are the top stacks as play enters level 16:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremie | Bilodeau | 439,500 |
| Anesti | Kocini | 276,000 |
| Patrice | Mailloux | 223,000 |
| Alexandre | Lavigne | 204,000 |
| Bill | Loukanikas | 202,000 |
Photographs from levels 14 and 15:
We caught up to the action on the turn on table 62, and with a board showing 
and already over 120,000 in the middle, a raising war occurred between Richard Paradis and Jeremie Bilodeau, two of the chip leaders at the start of the hand. When all was said and done, both players had all their chips in the middle, and the dealer asked players to table their hands.
Jeremie: 
Richard: 
Richard had a huge draw, as both the straight and the flush could win him the pot, however the rest of the cards in the deck belonged to Jeremie, who had flopped a set of 6s. The river brought the , and once the dealer verified that Jeremie did indeed start with the bigger of the two stacks, the massive pot of nearly 440,000 was shipped towards Jeremie.
The players in the $500 + $50 Deepstack tournament have just returned from their third break of the day and during the break we updated the leaderboard. The two leaders we recently found – Jeremie and Anesti – are both still in the lead, and two of the players from the previous leaderboard – Bill and Randy – are both still among the leaders. Play has resumed with 35 players still in the action on 4 tables.
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremie | Bilodeau | 219,300 |
| Anesti | Kocini | 204,000 |
| Randy | Khalil | 148,700 |
| Bill | Loukanikas | 118,300 |
| Darrel | Peters | 108,700 |
