In 4-handed play, Brian Hodhod found himself on the right side of a massive cooler deep in the Mix Max. He tabled pocket Aces following a pre-flop raising war against Pascal Desrosiers, and was up against pocket Kings. With no help on the board, Pascal was forced to pay his opponent 182,500, leaving him with only 2,000 behind. He has since found a few consecutive double-ups and now sits on around 50,000 going to break.
In-the-money eliminations so far include Jean-Francois Lescadres (12th – $420) and Olivier Finlay Mercer-Smail (11th – $460).