Right after the elimination of Patrick St-Onge, Hisham went all-in with an small 19,000 stack and below-par hand . Benoît Rouleau surprised everyone by raising to 100K; effectively isolating himself with Hisham when the other players folded. Benoît revealed his hand: .
The flop had a little something for everyone: and by pairing the board, the on the turn reduced Hisman’s options severely. Now he needed to hit a spade, a three, or a seven. Lady luck decided Hisham was done for the night by sending an on the river, pairing the board again and letting Benoît’s ace kick-in.
So it’s the end of the line for Hisham, and the reamining five players have requested a pause to discuss a possible ICM chop.
6th position: Hisham Hamoud, $1,140