Day 1D of the Crazy $80 has just finished. As we approached the button, play had tightened up as the field was waiting on one of the two short stacks to succumb to the pressure of the blinds. But in a surprising twist, both the short stacks survived and it was Alexandre Tribout who was eliminated on the bubble.
Tribout found himself on the button, holding 
, when the action came to him. The player in the cut off had limped, and Tribout followed suit. The small blind, Trevor Dixon, raised all in, expecting to get folds, and he did from the big blind and cut off, however, Tribout made the call. Dixon exclaimed “whoops!” as he turned over his hand to show 
. The flop came 
to Dixon’s relief and Tribout’s consternation. The turn brought the 
, followed by the 
on the river and Dixon scooped.
Here are today’s qualifiers:
| First Name | Last Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| Khaled | Baalbaki | 496,000 |
| Trevor | Dixon | 359,000 |
| Giovanni | Petrella | 228,000 |
| Aaron Roy | Parsons | 166,000 |
| Jo | Duclair | 165,000 |
| Michael | Mendonca | 140,000 |
| Alexandre | Douville | 138,000 |
| Robin | Desgreniers | 77,000 |
| Fabian | Lacroix | 45,000 |
| Michel | Lacasse | 34,000 |