Event 5 of the TonyBet Winter Festival attracted a total of 111 participants and it took over 8 hours to play down to the eventual champion, Réjean Grenier!
There was a player deal reached at 7 players remaining – they chose an even chop of the prize pool while reserving $315 and the trophy for the winner of the tournament. The deal proved to be a great way to “activate” the remaining players – and immediately following, Réjean eliminated 2 players in a single hand leaving just 5 remaining. A few minutes later say François-Étienne Corbin follow the rest of the players to the rail. Things slowed momentarily but then in the span of just a a few hands Denis Asselin and Kevin Birss were eliminated, leaving just Réjean and Yannick Labattaglia alive in the tourney.
The heads-up battle was relatively epic for a single-day tournament, lasting almost 45 minutes. Yannick managed to come from behind multiple times from as much as a 6-1 chip deficit… until the last attempt.
Réjean: 
Yannick: 
Community cards: 
Event 5 Champion: Réjean Grenier, $2,250
2nd place: Yannick Labattaglia, $1,935
Final hand of the tournament
