After several hands of hand-for-hand play, Michael Korovine eliminated table-opponent Jean-Francois Beaulieu to bring the Mix Max field into the money.
This was the third confrontation between the two players while action was hand-for-hand, with the score being 1-1 between the two so far. On the first hand, Michael Korovine open-shoved for almost 100K from the small blind with 
, finding a double-up from the big blind holding 
. Jean-Francois was left with around 10bb behind, and less than an orbit later the two clashed again. This time it was Jean-Francois that scored the double-up as he rivered a pair with 
versus the 
of Michael, who called a button-shove from the big blind.
On the final hand the two played together, Michael applied pressure his shorter-stacked opponent by once again open-shoving on his big blind. Jean-Francois found a pair in the hole and made the call, but his was drawing dead on the turn versus Michael’s 
, as the board read 
.
The final 12 players are now assured of a cash prize of at least $420, but all eyes are on the top prize of $5,404.
Congratulations!
Final 12 players:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Seat | Siège |
|---|---|---|
| George | Kazarian | Table 53 - Seat 1 |
| Gil | Charles | Table 53 - Seat 2 |
| Christian | Rho | Table 53 - Seat 3 |
| Dat | Doan | Table 53 - Seat 4 |
| Brian | Hodhod | Table 54 - Seat 1 |
| Fadi | Haddad | Table 54 - Seat 2 |
| Andrew | Boujaoude | Table 54 - Seat 3 |
| Pascal | Desrosiers | Table 54 - Seat 4 |
| Olivier Finlay | Mercier-Smail | Table 56 - Seat 1 |
| Tomas | Larivee Magni | Table 56 - Seat 2 |
| Michael | Korovine | Table 56 - Seat 3 |
| Jean-Francois | Lescadres | Table 56 - Seat 4 |