Jean-Francois Saumure had a few close calls, but managed to keep his head above the water long enough to earn a respectable 3rd position. Strategic plays and a little nudge from Lady Luck did not hurt him either. With blinds putting some gruesome pressure on everyone, Jean-Francois only glanced at his hand before shoving all in.
He got a quick call from Yannick Bourque Patry who immediately tabled his hand: 
. Jean-Francois opened his hand: 
, visibly disappointed.
The king on the window didn’t have much impact: 
except to bring Jean-François closer to the end of his tournament. Without a five, or runner-runner boat, he had no hope of surviving the hand. None of his outs were to be seen on either the turn 
nor the river 
, which gave the win to Yannick, on the back of his jack kicker.
Saumure hits the rail in 3rd place, leaving Denyse Mignault and Yannick Bourque Patry to duel it out together.
3rd place: Jean-François Saumure, $1,640
