We saw 3 quick eliminations in the first orbit of Day 3 here in Event 1 of the Pokerstars Canada Cup, and we now have our ten finalists of the Event!
Edward Hakim was the first to go, as he 3-bet shoved his last 550K with pre-flop, and was called by Patrick Pilotte-Renaud who opened utg to 280K with .
The board was in favour of Patrick, showing , and just like that Edward’s deep run came to an abrupt end. Edward will collect $1,620 for his 13th place finish.
Shortly after, we saw Christophe Fracheboud hit the rail in 12th place, good for $1,920.
In the very next hand, Andre Vezina was all-in preflop with his remaining 490K, but his were trailing Jessie Wheatley’s . The board of didn’t help Andre, who was sent home in 11th place with $1,920.
We will bring you updated chip counts and the seating arrangements in a few minutes.