The last 2 tables played hand-for-hand for the better part of 2 levels. There were some confrontations, but the shorter stack always won, until Ismaël Keita, who had been waiting with a micro stack, committed his chips. He was on the 10K big blind with another 4K behind, and checked to see a flop.
This was a 4-way pot, and Keita bet his 4 chips on the flop, first to act. Éric Leblond called, and Sam Chiniara raised to 20K. Leblond called, and when the turn was checked by both, he went all-in on the river, but didn’t get paid.
Éric Leblond: 
Ismaël Keita: 
Board: 
Players are now in the money, and play is expected to speed up considerably.
