When Michael Frenkel limped in, Chris Arvanitis got to see a flop for free. He flopped a draw and tried to pick up the chips, but Michael was made.

Chris:
Michael:

Board:

Chris missed his straight draw and left in 12th place, good for $450, fresh off a pay jump.

Recent eliminations: Ioannis Tsontakis, Robert Moran and Salim Chorfi all got $390 for their efforts.

Eliminations have considerably slowed down since the break. Only a handful of confrontations took place, including one between Alex Plourde and Robert Moran. Alex raised pre-flop and barreled every single street, including an all-in bet on the river. Robert tanked for a while before calling time on himself, and finally folded, opting to save 250K for a clearer spot, but also leaving the 400K pot in the hands of what turned out to be a stone cold bluff.

Here is gallery featuring all 15 remaining players:

 

Alex Plourde was leading the field at the first break, and although he was never in trouble after that, he left the limelight to others for a while. He is now back on top, presiding the event with 518K!

The chip distribution is very unusual, as the average is at 198K and we found only 3 stacks in the 25-player field above 300K mark. This means that most players are very close to the average.

• Alex Plourde – 518K
• Ioannis Tsontakis – 422K
• Salim Chorfi – 359K

Here is everybody with a seat:

First Name | Prénom	Last Name | Nom	Seat | Siège
Alexandre	Nadeau-Lévesque	Table 53 - Seat 3
Rabih	Aboudib	Table 53 - Seat 4
Kuong Chhe	Kuoch	Table 53 - Seat 5
Josée	Beaudin	Table 53 - Seat 6
Salim	Chorfi	Table 53 - Seat 7
Ioannis	Tsontakis	Table 53 - Seat 9
John	Yang Huynh	Table 53 - Seat 10
Michael	Frenkel	Table 54 - Seat 1
Marc	Lavergne	Table 54 - Seat 2
Marcello	Iacovella	Table 54 - Seat 3
Réal	Cantin	Table 54 - Seat 4
Martin	Dufour	Table 54 - Seat 5
Daniel	Mackay	Table 54 - Seat 7
Chris	Arvanitis	Table 54 - Seat 8
Patrick	St-Onge	Table 54 - Seat 9
Arnold	Yaxley	Table 54 - Seat 10
Pierre-Luc	Siméon	Table 57 - Seat 1
Vincent	Trevisonno	Table 57 - Seat 2
Tedde	Ballanger	Table 57 - Seat 3
Alex	Plourde	Table 57 - Seat 4
Frédéric	Normand	Table 57 - Seat 5
Robert	Moran	Table 57 - Seat 6
Frank	Di Scala	Table 57 - Seat 7
Patrick	Vincent	Table 57 - Seat 8
Bruno	Guérin	Table 57 - Seat 9

We are just a few elimination from the bubble, but somehow that doesn’t keep our bounty hunters away from confrontations.

Marc Lavergne was the initial raiser in this hand, and Marcello Iacovella went all-in for about 40K. Chris Arvanitis went all-in himself for over 100K. Lavergne was puzzled, and used the entirety of his time before folding, reluctantly.

Marcello:
Chris:

Board:

The best hand held. It wasn’t the case on the neighboring table, where Ioannis Tsontakis was all-in and at risk against Michael Bellizi.

Ioannis:
Michael:

Board:

Ioannis found an ace in the window to stay alive. When one more player hits the rail, the bounty will move to hand-for-hand play.

 

Marc Lavergne is everywhere in this Power Weekend. He has built stacks in almost every event, and tonight he is looking to finally taste a top 3 prize.

Arnold Yaxley raised to 14K from the button, and when Marc Leroux tried to pick up the chips by going all-in for over 100K, Lavergne knew that this was his chance to earn a stack worthy of going the distance. He snap called from the big blind, and Arnold folded.

Leroux:
Lavergne:

Board:

Lavergne had 93K before the hand, and is now working with a 200K stack.

John Yang Huynh was already doing extremely well, but in the last moments before the break, he enjoyed a nice boost. Four of a kind allowed him to leave everyone else behind. He is followed by his table mate Kuong Chhe Kuoch who seems to have a lot of fun collecting chips and Robert Moran, who was hitting everything for a few levels.

Here are the top stacks:

First name | Prénom	Last name | Nom	Stack | Tapis
John	Yang Huynh	260,000
Kuong Chhe	Kuoch	206,000
Robert	Moran	196,000
Alex	Plourde	189,000
Alexandre	Nadeau-Lévesque	181,500
Martin	Dufour	178,500