The Main Event in the Montréal Poker Expo has just come to an end, and after 4 days of poker, the starting field of 647 players was reduced down to only one finalist: Chan An Luong!
When play fell down to three players, an agreement was made whereby each player took a share of the prize pool based on their chip counts at the time, leaving an additional $12,500 to be won by the eventual tournament champion – who would also take home the beautiful Montréal Poker Expo Main Event Champion’s Trophy.
Jonathan Brassard was the first to get eliminated after the deal, as Chan An cleaned him out in two huge hands. The tournament was then heads-up between Chan An and Chanracy Khun, with Chan An holding nearly a 5-to-1 chip advantage.
After only a few hands of play, Chanracy found himself all-in and far behind. He 3bet his last 2,800,000 from the big blind facing a min-raise of 400,000, and found a call from Chan An, who couldn’t withhold his smile.
Chanracy: 
Chan An: 
Chanracy almost made a straight to double himself up and stay in the game, but in the end it was the pair of aces that won the hand on a board of 
. With that, Chan An became the Montréal Poker Expo Main Event Champion, collecting a sweet $92,500 cash prize, as well as the Champion’s Trophy! Chanracy collected $73,140 for his runner-up finish.
Congratulations!
Montréal Poker Expo Main Event Champion: Chan An Luong – $92,500
Main Event Runner-Up: Chanracy Khun – $73,140
Last Hand of Play
, he called off his stack with 
, and was up against the 
of Jonathan. He spiked a second pair on the turn, as it brought the 
, and held on for the win with the river being a blank (
).
, and Jonathan, who was barely covered in the hand, made his exit in 3rd place. He collected $90,000, as agreed during the 3-way deal.
, Chan An made the call, slamming his cards open on the table.
, leaving him with only 675,000 behind.
flop, and then tank-called the all-in from Cong, who had him covered.
