3rd place, John Gingera, $1,061

4th place, Gaetan Miron, $1,061

The tournament has been paused briefly as the TD worked out the specifics of a deal the players have reached. The remaining 4 players have agreed to reserve $319 and the trophy for first place and split the remaining prize pool evenly between them.

The payouts after the deal are as follows: 1st place – $1,380, 2nd place to 4th place – $1,061.

• 12th place: Jacques St-Amour, $130
• 11th place: Nick-Real Seide, $140
• 10th place: Pat Iannetta, $140
• 9th place: Michael Sloat, $185
• 8th place: Keng Peng Yang, $245
• 7th place: Mark Nickason, $320
• 6th place: Louis-Philippe Carpentier-Perrault, $420
• 5th place: Allain Jobin, $550

We’re down to 16 players in Event 4 and considering that 12 places will pay, the bubble is coming quickly. In a one-day tournament such as this the bubble has less of an impact than in a multi-day event with a slower structure – but experienced players in this kind of event can still take advantage.

Players are approaching the end of level 15 and the blinds are currently 3,000/6,000/a500. 32 players are still in the tournament.

Here are some photos of the remaining players.

Event 4 has reached level 11 (blinds 1,200/2,400/a200) with 54 players remaining.

Here is the prize pool for the event.

Event 4 has reached level 8 (blinds 600/1,200/a100). There are 77 players remaining of the 115 total who entered the tournament before late registration closed. The chip average is 37K, but some players are putting together huge stacks, including the current chip leader Sean Ramsaroop with approximately 125K in tournament chips.