Traci Horpestad, a visitor from Edmonton who often comes down here to participate in our Playground Poker series, has been on a bit of a roll since yesterday, having cashed in all three tournaments she participated in (Events 5, 6 and 8). She managed to make it to heads-up in Event 8, but started with roughly a 13-1 chip disadvantage versus her heads-up opponent Alain Corriveau. It didn’t take long for both players to get all their chips in the middle, and although Traci has the better hand preflop, the community cards changed all that. Alain Corriveau finished by taking the win, which was accompanied by a $1,507 prize, and a Playground Poker Montreal Festival bracelet, while Traci earned herself a consolation prize of $1,150!
Congratulations Alain!
Event 8 Champion: Alain Corriveau, $1,507
Event 8 Runner-Up: Traci Horpestad, $1,150
Last hand of play in Event 8
board to knock William out in 3rd place, and we are now heads-up between Alain and Traci Horpestad!
hit the river. With that hand, Alain took a commanding lead on this final table.
, and Patrick was eliminated in 5th place, good for $560.
, who was in the big blind.
sealed the win for Joel. The river was a 
, and Jonathan was eliminated in 7th.
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