We missed the preflop action, but in a hand that was 3-way to the flop, after 
 
 
 were dealt, Mike McDonald opened for 10K and found a call from new entry Benoit Galland. Benoit folded before very long, and Sam Chartier – who easily covered both players – followed his check with a raise that covered both players.
Mike went in the tank and gave Sam a dose of his famous stare-down, but eventually called for the rest of his stack. Benoit quickly got out of the way and the hands were tabled.
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Mike: 
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The 
 put a few limits on Sam’s outs and the 
 sealed the double up for Nike.
Meanwhile, as this hand was playing out, Sam Trickett jumped in the fray, bringing the total registrations up to 52.