Marilyn was just eliminated in 4th place, as she made a call on the river for her tournament life, and was behind. On a 
board, Mathieu Tanguay shoved all in and got called. He turned over 
for broadway, which was better than Marilyn’s 
for top pair. She will take home $11,640 for her impressive 4th place finish.
4th place: Marilyn Joannette, $11,640
Two big stacks just clashed, and Mehdi Alami came out with the best of it. Mehdi button-raised to 550K, and Simon Pier defended from the big blind. The flop came 
, and Simon Pier led out with 750K. Mehdi thought about it for a minute, and raised to 2M. Simon Pier then three-bet shoved for just over 5M total, and Mehdi snap called. Mehdi turned over 
for top two, and Simon’s 
needed some serious help if he was to survive this hand. The turn came 
, and the river 
, giving Mehdi the win. Simon walks out with $8,575 for his efforts.
5th place: Simon Pier Belair-Grondin, $8,575
5e place: Simon Pier Belair-Grondin, $8,575
After losing 90% of his stack with pocket jacks versus the pocket kings of Mathieu Tanguay, Phannasophea was trying to grind his short stack back up. He did manage to double up once, but eventually he shoved 
, and got called by Mehdi’s 
. The board ran in the favour of Mehdi’s hand, showing 
, and Phannasophea got sent to the rail in 6th place, collecting $6,320.
6th place: Phannasophea Muong, $6,320
6th place: Phannasophea Muong, $6,320
After losing a few pots, Mathieu was left with 275K, less than 2 big blinds. Marilyn limped from the high-jack, and Mathieu shoved what he had left from the small blind. Mehdi called from the big blind, as did Marilyn. Both players checked it down to the river, at which point Mehdi placed a small bet of 300K. Marilyn folded, and Mehdi turned over for a straight on the 
board, and Mathieu flashed 
and threw it into the muck.
7th place: Mathieu Leclerc, $4,655
Erica’s deep run came to an end, as she three-bet shoved her 1.675M stack after Marilyn opened to 300k from UTG. Marilyn called and turned over , and was up against the 
of Erica. The board ran 
, giving Marilyn the nuts and the pot.
8th place: Erica Freeman, $3,425
We did some chip counts during the break. The final 8 players have roughly the following stacks:
Phannasophea Muong raised from middle position to 245K, and Mark Howie went all in from the cut-off for about 1.6M. Phannasophea thought about it for a few moments, and made the call with . He was up against Mark’s 
. The board ran out 
, and Phannasophea’s straight knocked Mark out in 10th place.
10th place: Mark Howie, $1,865
