David Bonneau had lost a lot of chips to Stéphane Chartrand, but was still healthy and active. During hand-for-hand play, he open-raised the 12K big blind to 31K, and was met with a 3-bet shove by Raphael Ohayon, for about 100K. Bonneau reluctantly called, and they went to showdown.
David Bonneau:
Raphael Ohayon:
The flop came , as good as Ohayon could hope for. But poker is cruel. When the came on the turn, Bonneau casually asked for a 7, and sure enough, he was answered. !
Raphael Ohayon goes out on the bubble, allowing many shorter stacks to sneak into the money. Players have now secured $430, and are looking at some very nice numbers if they manage to survive until the final table.
*Update: Raphael Ohayon actually min-cashed. Another player having busted just before him, the field was in reality 25-player deep at the moment of his elimination.