Players have returned from their break to resume play in level 14. During the break, tournament staff removed the T100 chips from play. There are 28 players remaining with the chip average currently sitting at 67,000, and there are 9 players at the moment below 40K. We’re still a long way from the money, however, so there’s lots of time left for short-stacked players to address the deficit.

After several hands of 4-handed play, the clock was paused as the player’s were interested in discussing a potential deal. They asked for counts of an ICM chop, and made some slight modifications to finally come to an agreement. The tournament requires at least 2% of the prize pool and the TonyBet Winter Festival Champion’s Trophy to be reserved for the eventual winner, so we will be playing down to a champion, who will receive the extra $675 set aside.

Congratulations!

Here is a look at the deal that was made:

First Name	Last Name	Stack	Prize
Jonathan	Bussieres	1,582,000	$6,995
Jeff	Rosenblatt	764,000	$5,690
Ruben	Perceval	329,000	$4,780
Real	Cantin	200,000	$4,275

With a short stack of 117,000 and holding a pair in hand, Levi Stevens 3bet shoved from the blinds over a button-open from Jeff. Unfortunately for him, his were crushed by the of Jeff, and with no help on the board, Levi was sent packing in 5th place.

5th place: Levi Stevens – $2,700.00

Nicolas Aubut has been on a great run this week, having final tabled 3 events in 3 days. He started by winning Event 3 on Monday night, and then placed 4th on Tuesday afternoon in Event 4, after a deal was made 5-handed.

Tonight he struck again, making the final table of this $300 + $30 Deepstack event. When play fell 6-way, he found himself as the short stack of the tournament. Following an open from the button by Jonathan Bussieres, he moved all-in for his remaining 100,000 from the small blind, finding himself heads-up versus Jonathan.

Jonathan:
Nicolas:

The pair of kings held on the board, ending Nicolas’ run in 6th place.

6th place: Nicolas Aubut – $2,100.00

It only took 3 hands on this final table to go from 10 to 6 players. Martin Casaubon was the first casualty, eliminated on the first hand of the final table, and he was quickly followed by Roger Lamia, eliminated by Jonathan Bussieres on the second hand of play.

Jeff Rosenblatt then knocked out two more on the very next hand, as he opened from early position, and called off the short-stack all-ins of Pierre Olivier Guay and of Andre Bilodeau.

Jeff:
Andre:
Pierre Olivier:

Jeff made a runner-runner straight on the board to score the double knockout, increasing his holdings to over 800,000 – good for the chip lead. He has since picked up a few more chips.

7th place: Pierre Olivier Guay – $1,620.00

8th place: Andre Bilodeau – $1,250.00

9th place: Roger Lamia – $900.00

10th place: Martin Casaubon – $750.00

Only 10 players remain in Event 6, and we now have our final table! Here they are:

First Name	Last Name	Seat
Martin	Casaubon	Seat 1
Levi	Stevens	Seat 2
Pierre Olivier	Guay	Seat 3
Real	Cantin	Seat 4
Andre	Bilodeau	Seat 5
Ruben	Perceval	Seat 6
Roger	Lamia	Seat 7
Jonathan	Bussieres	Seat 8
Nicolas	Aubut	Seat 9
Jeff	Rosenblatt	Seat 10