After doubling Tina up a few hands earlier, David St-Louis wasn’t able to recover and inevitably finished his deep run in 3rd place.
In his final hand, he 3bet shoved for just over 4 million after Martin placed a button-raise to 600,000. Martin tabled 
, and his pair held versus the 
of David on a 
board.
Play is now heads-up between Tina (11,700,000) and Martin (11,475,000).
3rd place: David St-Louis – $13,250.00
David St-Louis
After refusing a 3-way deal as the short-stack only a few minutes ago, Tina has stepped on the gas and taken over the chip lead here in the final stages of The Wild $150.
She won a few pots uncontested to chip up to a little over 5.5 million, and then squeezed all-in from the big blind after Martin flatted the 500,000 open from David preflop. David made the call, forcing Martin out of the hand, and the race was on.
Tina: 
David: 
Tina finished with 2-pair on the 
board, and took a pot worth almost 12-million, putting her in charge with 3 players left.
Kevin Daily
Kevin Daily called David St-Louis’ preflop-raise, and the two players took a walk to first street. On a flop showing 
, Kevin check-shoved following a c-bet worth 500,000. David did some quick math in his head, and eventually made the call for Kevin’s total bet of 1,775,000.
David: 
Kevin: 
David came from behind and spiked the river, as the running cards brought the 
and the , sending Kevin out in 4th place with a 5-figure payday.
Here are the chip counts of the final 3 players:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| David | St-Louis | 12,550,000 |
| Martin | Lapostolle | 6,625,000 |
| Tina | S | 4,100,000 |
4th place: Kevin Daily – $10,750.00
Kevin Daily
Event 2 in the Playground Poker Spring Classic presented by partypoker.net has been running for over 5 hours now, and the eliminations are starting to pick up – a few players are evidently pushing for a deep run, including the current chip leader Matthieu Boulanger-Vaugeois who leads any other player by over 50,000.
Mustafa Erzincanli
David St-Louis placed a min-raise from the button, and was followed by an all-in from Mustafa Erzincanli in the small blind. After asking for a count, David made the call for 1,800,000 more and the two were heads-up.
David: 
Mustafa: 
David picked up just enough to win him the pot on a 
board, bringing the field down to 4 players.
5th place: Mustafa Erzincanli – $7,850.00
Mustafa Erzincanli
A full level has passed since the last break, and although we’ve seen a few all-in / calls, it was always the shorter stack that took the hand. David St-Louis has chipped up into the lead, as he now sits on just over 7 million, while Martin trails by only a few hundred thousand. Kevin Daily and Mustafa Erzincanli are the two short stacks, both holding around 2.5 million each, while Tina is a little over 4 million.
We are nearing the second break of the tournament, during which we will bring an update on the leaderboard.
Level 12 photos:
The tournament is on a short break, and the T5,000 chips have been removed. Martin Lapostolle leads the final 5 players, and has grown his stack to above 8 million. David St-Louis has been chipping up since he arrived at the final table, and sits on a stack just shy of 5-million, putting him second in chips. Here is a look at the chip counts entering level 32.
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Martin | Lapostolle | 8,225,000 |
| David | St-Louis | 4,975,000 |
| Kevin | Daily | 4,450,000 |
| Tina | S | 3,175,000 |
| Mustafa | Erzincanli | 2,450,000 |
Alexandre Baron
Facing a button-raise to 260,000 from Tina, and a call from David in the small blind, Alexandre Baron opted for the squeeze-play and pushed all-in for 1,670,000. Tina reluctantly folded her cards, but David slid forward some calling chips.
David: 
Alexandre: 
David’s pair of 7s held on the 
board, and Alexandre went down in 6th place.
There will be a short break in a few minutes, during which we will bring an update on the leaderboard.
6th place: Alexandre Baron – $6,000.00
Alexandre Baron
William Barcomb
In a battle of the blinds, Martin Lapostolle put pressure on short-stacked William Barcomb by moving all in from the small blind. William, who was playing under 10bb, made the call, but found he needed some help.
Martin: 
William: 
It was all but over for William after the board ran 
, and Martin increased his chip lead on the final table, as he now hangs around the 7.5 million chip mark.
7th place: William Barcomb – $4,200.00
William Barcomb
