Once Philippe Oligny-Lauzon was eliminated, short-stacked Michael McKinnon (pictured) was moved to balance the tables. Sitting in the big blind in the first hand following the move, he was faced with an open-shove from Eric Danis on the button, who had both blinds well covered. Michael picked up a calling hand and slid his stack forward.
Michael:
Eric:
Eric flopped a flush on the board to bring the field down to 7 players, forming our Event 6 final table. Michael collected $2,620 for his deep run.