There is no shortage of action in this event, and even the most innocuous boards can lead to huge pots. A hand that just played offers a good illustration.
With the blinds at 400/800, three players – Michael McKinnon, Matthieu Leclerc and Ben Menache – saw a flop of 
. McKinnon, the first to act, checked to Leclerc who put out a bet of 2,500. Menache, with position on his opponents, made the call. McKinnon then made a huge check-raise and moved all in for over 24,000. This raise chased Leclerc out of the pot, who folded before the all-in card hit the table. The action then came back to Menache, who was clearly caught off guard by the big raise and playing a smaller stack than McKinnon. “I didn’t expect YOU to do that,” Menache said. After a moment in the tank, Menache shrugged and called off his stack, saying “I can’t fold with what I have behind.” Hands were tabled to show McKinnon held 
, for top-top, and Menache tabled 
. The runout, 
, gave Menache the win with a stronger two pair. It was a strong move from McKinnon, and it put him in a good spot to capture a lot of chips, but the cards didn’t fall his way.
Play continues in level 10 with 42 players left in the field.
