Rodney Harris has emerged as the winner in Event 7, a $100 + $10 Mix No Limit Hold’em and Pot Limit Omaha, as he managed to overcome heads-up opponent Michael Selliah! His victory earned him a $2,721 payday, as well as a Playground Poker Montreal Festival bracelet!
Congratulations Rodney!
Event 7 Champion: Rodney Harris, $2,721
Event 7 Runner-Up: Michael Selliah, $2,030
Last hand of Event 7
Joseph Hanna open-shoved from the button, and was called by Rodney in the small blind.
Joseph: 
Rodney: 
Joseph’s pair was counterfeited on the 
:h 
board, eliminating him in 3rd place. Rodney is now heads-up against Michael Selliah!
3rd place: Joseph Hanna, $1,550
Michael Selliah moved all-in from the button, and got a call from Georges Martinez from the big blind.
Michael: 
Georges: 
Michael outflopped Georges on a 
board, eliminating him in 4th place.
4th place: Georges Martinez, $1,180
Bharat Shetty and Michael Selliah found themselves all-in preflop in a battle of the blinds.
Bharat: 
Michael: 
The board ran in favour of Michael, showing 
, and Bharat ended his run in 5th place.
5th place: Bharat Shetty, $900
With only 180K left, Adam Jan Hamaoui needed to make some magic happen. Sitting under the gun, he moved in with 
, and was called by Rodney Harris holding . Rodney improved his hand on the flop, and secured the win by the turn on a 
board.
5th place: Adam Jan Hamaoui, $690
Here is an update on the chip counts leading up to level 23:
Final Table
Joe Fabbri just put himself in a perfect spot to double his roughly average stack, but unfortunately the cards were not on his side. In a battle of the blinds, he found himself all-in preflop versus Rodney Harris.
Joe: 
Rodney:
Rodney ran a straight on the 
board to eliminate Joe in 7th place.
8th place: Joe Fabbri, $520
With the board showing 
, and already a copious amount of chips in the middle, Alain Jobin moved in for 154K, which was more than a pot sized bet. Bharat Shetty tanked for a moment before making the call, and they turned over their cards.
Alain:
Bharat: 
Alain called out for a spade, but the dealer pulled the 
on the river, ending Alain’s Event 7 in 8th place.
8th place: Alain Jobin, $400
After losing a big chunk of his stack a few hands earlier in an Omaha pot versus Alain Jobin, Cory Maize was all-in with his few remaining blinds versus Georges Martinez, and found himself way behind.
Cory: 
Georges:
The board didn’t help Cory, showing 
9th place: Cory Maize, $300
Event 7 is now down to it’s 9 finalists, which makes up our final table for this event. Here they are:
Final Table
Good luck!
Alain Jobin 
Joseph Hanna 
Rodney Harris 
Georges Martinez 
Bharat Shetty 
Cory Maize 
Michael Selliah 
Adam Jan Hamaoui 
Joe Fabbri
