The action preflop was pretty straightforward with Ruben Perceval raising to 9,500 UTG. He got three calls from chip leader Ghislain Pigeon, small blind Antoine Simon and big blind Mathew Craigie.
The flop came out: and all the players checked. The turn came: , and both Simon and Craigie checked. Ruben bet 18,000, which Ghislain called. Antoine Simon took a few moments before announcing, “all-in” for 78,500. The bet shoved both Mathew and Ruben out of the way and left Ghislain Pigeon alone with Antoine. After a few minutes of consideration, Ghislain threw in a single chip, clearly signaling a call and both players tabled their hands:
Antoine showed for a queen-high flush, while Ghislain tabled pocket fours , drawing dead with his pair and open-ended straight draw. The on the river was of no consequence and Antoine added some much-needed chips to his stack.
The remaining players keep their eyes on the boards as the end looms near, and the tournament director closes yet another table.