Benoît Desbien saw his tournament come to an end when he went all in with 
. Unfortunately for him he came up against a brick wall in the form of Cedric Harnois, who was holding the Rockets 
.
Benoît’s hopes were short lived when even his set on the flop was crushed with an over set by Cedric. Both players hit a boat on the turn, but it wasn’t enough for Benoît and he was sent to the rail in 7th position.
The board held no cracking power : 
7th place: Benoît Desbiens, $200
Back to back eliminations sent Martin Dyotte and Garret West to the rail in 9th and 8th position respectively. so Garret West is the bubble and the remaining 7 players are in the money.
Here is the prize pool:
| Rank | Pos | Prize | Bourse |
|---|---|
| 1 | $1,661 |
| 2 | $1,170 |
| 3 | $830 |
| 4 | $580 |
| 5 | $410 |
| 6 | $290 |
| 7 | $200 |
Manfred Gunther is having quite a run tonight. Chip leader for a while now, at one elimination from the final table, Manfred did not hesitate before calling Naveen Thorati’s all-in.
Naveen: 
Manfred: 
Board: 
So Naveen Thorati hits the rail in 10th place, and the setup begins for the final table.
| Seat | Siège | First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom |
|---|---|---|
| 20-1 | Garret | West |
| 20-2 | Juan Federico | Garcia |
| 20-3 | Marco | Dinardo |
| 20-4 | Martin | Dyotte |
| 20-5 | Manfred | Gunther |
| 20-6 | Patrick | St-Onge |
| 20-7 | Benoît | Desbiens |
| 20-8 | Anthony | Dadamo |
| 20-9 | Cedric | Harnois |
The players took a break between levels 10 and 11. With the average stack around 75K we went looking for any stack above 150K. There are only 13 players left, and the final table is coming soon. The tournament had 8-handed action, so there will be a full redraw for the final table when he have 9 players left.
Manfred Gunther has taken a good lead and sits behind 232,000 chips. His closest rival is Anthony Dadamo, holding 165,600 chips. The two players are owners of the only 2 stacks above 150K for now.
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Manfred | Gunther | 232,000 |
| Anthony | Dadamo | 165,600 |
The Short Deck action is wild and fast.
Jean-René Lafleur was all in holding 
against Andreas K who had more chips and had tabled 
.
The 
flop was great news for Jean-René. Andreas needed a jack and he didn’t have to wait long when it showed up on the turn . Now hoping for a queen or a nine for a boat or even an ace for a split pot straight, Jean-René Lafleur was left wanting when the river came out 
.
So Andreas K sent Jean-René Lafleur to the rail in 25th position.
Here are a few more photos of the players, from level 7
The players are on a break and we’ve checked out the stacks to bring you the first leaderboard of the tournament. This tournament is 8-handed and the chips seemed pretty evenly distributed between each table. The average is hovering at 32,000 chips, so we set the bar at minimum 50K to make the board.
Chip leader Nabil Nahoud has managed to bring in 127,800 chips in front of him. This puts him well in the lead and on the road to glory.
As the players retake their seats, the registration period closes, and the boards shows a total of 53 entries, including 12 re-entries.
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Nabil | Nahoud | 127,000 |
| Benoît | Desbiens | 76,800 |
| Martin | Dyotte | 73,800 |
| Manfred | Gunther | 58,900 |
