After the elimination of Arthur W., Jean-René Gonzalez and Harrison Kaczka settled in for what was probably going to be a pretty quick confrontation. The ratio of chips was approximately 5 to 1 in favor of Harrison.
Jean-René jokingly asked Harrison for an even chop, and got a small giggle from Harrison in response. As the head’s up action got under way, Harrison was seen stacking up chips from his previous wins for quite a few hands. Jean-René even took pity on the titan and asked the dealer to stop, so Harrison could finish stacking his chips.
The confrontation between the two players got of to an intense start. The action was quick, strong and fierce. Harrison was probably thinking that this would be over quickly, and no one could have blamed him for thinking that. But after six or seven hands, the tides were turning in Jean-René’s favor. The chip ratio was now 3 to 1, still in Harrison’s favor, but much more interesting for Jean-René now.
A few hands later, Jean-René was up to 500,000 chips and Harrison had approximately 700,000 in front of him. At this point, two things were obvious to any onlooker. First of all, Jean-René was merciless, making every hand count. Secondly, he was also in the midst of a great streak. Jean-René showed hand after hand to Harrison, demonstrating that he had hit two pairs, a flush, a straight, top-top; with no end in sight.
The two players took advantage of the scheduled break after level 22, which allowed us to perform a final chip count.
With no surprise, Jean-René was now chip leader with 900,000 chips, which left Harrison with 325,000.
Head’s up
