The tides have turned a little here on the final table of the Wild $150, as Sean Windover has taken over as chip leader. Jean-Francois Marin is still holding a big stack, after doubling up twice on the river, the first time at Francis Dery’s expense, and the second at Stephan Belisle’s.

Here are the current chip counts:

Final Table

Seat 1. Jean-François Marin – 7,250,000
Seat 2. Francis Dery – 5,225,000
Seat 3. Sean Windover – 10,200,000
Seat 4. Cristian Burcea – 1,600,000
Seat 5.
Seat 6.
Seat 7. Stephan Belisle – 1,425,000
Seat 8.
Seat 9.
Seat 10. Jay Srinivasan 3,025,000

Brian Bond moved in from the cutoff with 1,575,000, and was followed by an all-in from Stephan Belisle from the button, who held 1,550,000.

Brian:

Stephan:

With the board bringing , Brian was crippled to just 25,000 in chips, or one ante. He was eliminated on the next hand, taking home $10,000 for his run.

8th place: Brian Bond – $10,000

Here is the new prize distribution for Event 1 – The Wild $150:

• 1st place: $21,355
• 2nd place: $16,812
• 3rd place: $14,542
• 4th – 8th place: $10,000

Francis Dery opened from utg, and Cristian Burcea moved all-in for 2,950,000 from middle position. It folded around back to Francis, who threw in some calling chips.

Francis:

Cristian:

Board:

Francis is still in command even after that loss, holding a little under 7 million chips, while Cristian climbed to just over 6 million in chips.

Here are the chip counts of the final 9 players in the Wild $150, lead by Francis Dery:

Final Table

Seat 1. Jean-François Marin – 4,975,000
Seat 2. Francis Dery – 7,825,000
Seat 3. Sean Windover – 3,300,000
Seat 4. Cristian Burcea – 3,500,000
Seat 5. François Graton-Valiquette – 1,425,000
Seat 6. Brian Bond – 2,150,000
Seat 7. Stephan Belisle – 2,100,000
Seat 8. Pierre Olivier Guay – 575,000
Seat 9.
Seat 10. Jay Srinivasan 2,750,000

Francis Dery opened from middle position to 250,000, and was 3bet by Francois Graton-Valiquette to 650,000. Stephan Belisle announced all-in from the small blind for a total of 800,000, which made Francis let go of his hand. Francois made the call, but found himself far behind.

Francois:

Stephan:

Stephan flopped a set to his delight, but the turn brought some danger. In the end, his set held on the board to double him back into contention.

The players will go on break in a few minutes, and we will bring an update on the chip counts.