Kristopher Chaykowski was the first player to double up, having eliminated Alexandre Beaudette quite early in round 2. However, he was very active in the following orbits, and had to fold a few hands after some investment.

In the one, he limped in from the cutoff position, and Alexandre Mongrain raised to 17K from the big blind. Mongrain kept firing: 21K on the flop, then 33K on the turn. The river was checked by both.

Board:

Mongrain showed the following hand: . Good enough! Chaykowski, from a 300K stack, is now forced to work with 75K.

Charles-Éric Benoit was next to go after David St-Louis crushed him on the river:

Benoit:
St-Louis:

Board:

Ouch. We missed the action, but it is pretty safe to assume that the hand was played pre-flop. Patrick Cartier was also eliminated on the other table, bringing the field to 14. He took the first pay jump and left with $260.

Round 1 winners have been gathered around tables 65 and 69 for the 2-table final of Event 6, the Shootout tournament. Diego Aguilar won the last heads-up and Charles-Éric Benoit got the best of Shane Spear, the first duel to start in the first round.

However, in this format, everybody restart on an equal foot, and every qualifier gets paid! Below are the round 2 seating chart and the payout table.

First Name | Prénom	Last Name | Nom	Seat | Siège
Janna	Pedicelli	Table 65 - Seat 1
Tam	Ho	Table 65 - Seat 2
Alexandre	Beaudette	Table 65 - Seat 3
Tanvir	Ahmed	Table 65 - Seat 4
Kristopher	Chaykowski	Table 65 - Seat 6
Charles-Éric	Benoit	Table 65 - Seat 7
David	St-Louis	Table 65 - Seat 8
Alexandre	Mongrain	Table 65 - Seat 9
Makan	Salimi	Table 69 - Seat 1
Maxime-Olivier	Sevegny	Table 69 - Seat 2
Patrick	Cartier	Table 69 - Seat 3
Diego	Aguilar	Table 69 - Seat 4
Alexandre	Pruneau	Table 69 - Seat 5
Haralambos	Margaritis	Table 69 - Seat 6
Patrick	St-Onge	Table 69 - Seat 7
Jérémy	Lechemin	Table 69 - Seat 8
Andy	D'Alessandro	Table 69 - Seat 9

Rank | Pos	Prize | Bourse
1	$3,200
2	$2,050
3	$1,200
4	$800
5	$630
6	$500
7	$430
8	$380
9	$330
10-12	$300
13-15	$260
16-17	$220

As 16 players patiently wait for round 2 to start, Moshe Cohen and Diego Aguilar, on one of the first tables to shrink to 2 players, are still battling it out for the last ticket. Moshe just doubled up, earning a slight chip lead.

As soon as the outcome of this epic duel is decided, we will publish the round 2 seating chart.

Shootout players have taken their first break of the night, and no table have sent a winner to round 2 yet. However, some players already have 1 foot in the final.

Jérémie Trépanier, playing against 4 live players, has almost half the chips in play. On other tables, Miguel Cholette and Maxime-Olivier Sevegny enjoy an even better situation. They both have well over half the chips in play, and face only 3 opponents each.

The shortest table is where Charles-Éric Benoit and Shane Spear are sitting. These two are already heads-up, and about evenly stacked. A fierce battle lies ahead!

The Shootout Event is already nicely populated. Over 100 players have taken seat in Event #6, all trying to pull their best sit & go game to earn a round 2 seat.

A few shots of the field:

Starting in just 10 minutes is a very special tournament in the July Power Weekend, the $100 + $10 8-Max Turbo Shootout! This is Event #6 in the Power Weekend and features a twist on a very special format. With a $10,000 guarantee, it’s definitely one you don’t want to miss. So far, there are just 27 players registered… so there’s a little added incentive!

The Shootout format is perhaps the “purest” format of poker tournament, in that each player has to win his or her starting table before moving on in the event. The twist – instead of having to win a 10-player table, the starting tables in this tournament will be just 8-handed – and it’s a Turbo format as well. Action’s never going to slow down!

The so-called “purity” of the format has to do with the fact that to do well in the event, a players can’t just be good at full-ring play. They have to be able to adapt to short-handed play and even heads up play to secure their spot in the next round.

Registration is open now at the cashier and all stacks will be on the table to begin the tourney – so this is one event you’ll want to start at the beginning!