Brutal face-off

With only about 15 minutes to go before the end of the day, Georges Hallak, holding , got involved in a pot with Simon Pier Belair-Grondin. When he saw the flop, and with about 20 big blinds to his name, all he could think of is how to get his opponent to double him up. But poker is cruel, and Simon’s hand turned out to be very juicy. His made a straight when the turn brought the , and the on the river did not help Georges. One of the last to be eliminated today, he can at least comfort himself with the fact that no human could have dodged elimination in this spot.