On the last hand before the most recent break, Jacques Pilon found a way to get maximum value with pocket rockets and leapfrog his way to the top of the leaderboard.
As the timer sounded to indicate the start of the break, there was a three-way, three-bet pot between brewing between Pilon, Hicham Hammoud and Danny Landry. Pilon, the first to act on the 
, decided to try to take it down then and there by moving all in for 68,100, more than double the pot. The overbet put Hammoud, the next to act, in a tough spot. After asking to see Landry’s stack and counting his own chips a few times, Hammoud, who had both players covered, decided to make the call. To his surprise, Landry quickly followed suit by calling off his stack, creating a three-way all in! Hands were tabled to reveal that Pilon was in the lead with his 
, comfortably ahead of Hammoud’s 
but threatened by Landry’s live draw with 
. The turn brought the 
, followed by the 
on the river. The aces stood and lifted Pilon to the top of the leaderboard.