When facing a raise to 7,500 from the under-the-gun position, Michael Lawson, whose stack had dwindled down a little bit, threw in his Bounty. In a Bounty tournament, this means an all-in bet. Franco Sicondolfi went all-in himself, and the initial raiser folded rather quickly.
Michael Lawson: 
Franco Sicondolfi: 
Board: 
Sicondolfi had about 15,000 more than Lawson, and cheered as he took his first Bounty of the night.
When we got to the table, the turn was out and Elie Akl had fired 12K into a pot of almost 20K. Karyn Gemmill raised him to 24K, and Akl, after consideration, went all-in for 53K. Gemmill reluctantly called, after counting her pot odds.
Elie Akl: 
Karen Gemmill: 
Board: 
The turn hit them both, but Akl’s kicker allowed him to boost his stack nicely.
After 8 levels of play, Normand Deguire has amassed 115,500 chips and a few Bounties. This amount is almost 3 times the average, and enough to be in the lead. Xavier Chayer-St-Germain and Michael Lawson round up the current top 3. Here are the 10 biggest stacks, twice the average and above:
| First Name | Last Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| Normand | Deguire | 115,500 |
| Xavier | Chayer-St-Germain | 106,000 |
| Michael | Lawson | 100,000 |
| Paphaël | Ohayon | 98,000 |
| Stuart | Taylor | 98,000 |
| Hicham | Hammoud | 95,500 |
| Jean-Bernard | Audet | 93,000 |
| Gabriel | Jureidini | 91,500 |
| Stéphane | Lefebvre | 85,500 |
| Karyn | Gemmill | 82,000 |
Tonight’s Bounty was a great success, with almost 50% more in the prize pool than the guarantee advertised. 149 players took part, 19 of which will get a share of the prize pool. Here are the payouts:
| Rank | Pos | Prize | Bourse |
|---|---|
| 1st | $3,826 |
| 2nd | $2,450 |
| 3rd | $1,440 |
| 4th | $880 |
| 5th | $680 |
| 6th | $560 |
| 7th | $490 |
| 8th | $440 |
| 9th | $390 |
| 10th-12th | $340 |
| 13th-15th | $290 |
| 16th-18th | $250 |
| 19th | $210 |
Photographs from level 7:
Spencer Jean-Baptiste was behind when the cards were tabled. Pre-flop, 3 stacks were fully invested.
Johny Esber: 
Spencer Jean-Baptiste: 
Pascal Monarque: 
Board: 
With that ace, Jean-Baptiste crippled Esber and took out Monarque, gobbling his Bounty chip. His stack is now evaluated at 40K.
Yannick Kwan, after hitting a set in the last hand before the break in a 4-way pre-flop all-in hand, passed Xavier Chayer-St-Germain who had been in the lead for a while.
Here’s the hand:
Éric Leblond:
Yannick Kwan: 
Antoine Simon: 
Samuel Miranda: 
Board: 
Miranda was the first to commit the chips, trying to pick up was had been bet, but Leblond first made the call, then Kwan, then Simon. Miranda was eliminated, while Simon was left with a little under 15K and Leblond was crippled.
Kwan built up to 82,000 chips, good for the lead. He is followed by Xavier Chayer-St-Germain’s 65,500 and Keith Samson’s 59,500.
