Mireille Desjardin was the next lady caught under Manon Frechette’s hammer.
Mireille was low on chips when she decided to go all-in. Manon snap called with Big Slick.
Mireille: 
Manon: 
Both players hit on the 
flop but Mireille was solidly ahead with 2 pairs.
The 
on the turn changed nothing, but Mireille’s fate was sealed with famous ace on the river : 
giving Manon trips.
This spelled the end for Mireille and she finished in 6th place.
Mireille Desjardins – 6th place, $190
The ladies were certainly off to a slow start this evening. It took almost 5 levels to get the first elimination. Let’s just say the the end game is far more aggressive and intense. Manon Frechette who’s know a great day here at Playground continues to scoop the chips.
Manon’s first victim was Christine Park. Both players were all-in preflop.
Christine Park: 
Manon Frechette: 
The flop was good for Christine: 
.
Manon could be heard whispering: “All I need are 2 more hearts,” with a huge smile.
Lady luck must have been eavesdropping because sure enough, the turn was 
and the river: 
.
So Manon sent Christine to rail with nut flush.
Christine Park – 7th position, $130
Before play started with 8 players left, the ladies made a bubble agreement. $115 was put aside for the bubble, taken from the first position payout. This allowed all the ladies at the final table to get a piece of the prize.
Vera G. who has known a great run today, was knocked out as bubble in the 8th position.
Vera G. – 8th position, $115
After only a few hands Brighitte Thomas has been sent home in 9th position.
The remaining 8 players have stopped the clock to discuss a deal to pay the 8th (bubble) position.
Brigitte Thomas – 9th position
The clock has been paused to setup the final table of the Women’s event.
The table will be 9-handed because the last hand eliminated 2 players. The prizes are on the boards and the ladies are taking their seats.
The ladies took a well deserved break while the Tournament Director removed the 25 chips. We went to the tables to see who was in the lead, aiming for stacks above 180K.
Only 2 players have achieved that amount: Vera G. was in 2nd place on the last leader board, missing the top spot held by Lucie Lee, by only a few chips.
The positions have inverted since the last break and now Vera is the chip leader with 244,000 chips, ahead of Lucie who has 226,000. So once again the gap is very narrow between both ladies, as they cling to their lead.
