Here is an update on the chip leaders at the second in Event 12:

The T1000 chips have just been raced off, and the players are back from their short break. Eric Aucoin is still in the driver seat in this Day 3, however others are slowly creeping up to him. Here is a look at the full chip counts of the remaining 12 players.

Cong Son Dao just added heaps of new chips to his stack, as he knocked out two opponents in one hand.

He opened from utg+1 to 78,000, and was 3bet to 190,000 by Kenny Bogart, who was next to act. Giovanni Massa moved all-in for a little less, as his total stack was of 170,000. Cong committed the extra 112,000 to go see a pot 3-way.

Cong tank-checked first to act on the flop of , but couldn’t call quickly enough when Kenny announced his all-in (for almost 700,000).

Cong:
Kenny:
Giovanni:

Cong was in great shape to win a huge pot, and with the running cards bringing the , he did just that, eliminating two players in the process. Kenny placed in 15th, collecting $7,090, while Giovanni picked up a cash of $6,080 for his 16th place finish. Cong increased his stack to just over 2.5 million with that pot, putting him amongst the chip leaders.

Jason Mandanici-Turcot was in the small blind when he 3bet shoved from 305,000, facing a late-position open to 75,000 form Kenny Bogart. Kenny made the call and the players tabled their hands.

Jason:
Kenny:

Jason was one heart short of making the nut flush on the , and was eliminated in 17th from this Main Event in the Montréal Poker Expo. He was awarded with $6,080 for his deep run, while Kenny climbed to around 1,130,000 in chips.

Chan An Luong opened to 90,000 from under the gun, and when action folded around to Jason Mandanici-Turcot in the big blind, he announced all-in. Chan An, holding a stack of 460,000, made the call to go heads-up.

Chan An:
Jason:

The window cards would make it hard for Jason to win the hand, as it was a jack, and the board of ran in favour of Chan An, who doubled to nearly 1 million. Jason was left with a little over 300,000 after the hand.

Here is an update on the full chip counts of the remaining 18 players, as they return from a short break and enter level 24. Eric Aucoin had amassed a stack of nearly 3.5 million not long ago, but a few recent hands brought him back closer to the field, although he still holds the lead.