Yu Chen Chen is doing an amazing job at putting excruciating pressure on his opponents. When Alexandre Côté-St-Louis raised to 250K, Yu Chen called from the small blind. He then went ahead and bet in front of Côté-St-Louis, for 225K. Côté-St-Louis called, and bet 425K after Yu Chen checked the turn. That bet was raised all-in, putting maximum pressure on Côté-St-Louis.

The board showed many small cards, which makes it easy to imagine that Côté-St-Louis reluctantly folded a big pre-flop hand, choosing to keep 1.5M for a rainy day.

A few hands later, Alain Bérard hurt him badly, taking half his stack with against his . The flop showed a 5, bringing Côté-St-Louis down to less than 1M in chips.

Meanwhile, Charles La Boissonnière plays some smart poker, choosing his spots and mostly staying away from Yu Chen. He is second in chips with almost 3M.

Yu Chen Chen has been pretty active, and when he opened to 250K, Nicolas Laliberté thought he could pick those chips up with an all-in bet. He shoved, and when the dealer was done counting the stack on Yu Chen’s request, 2M were to be called.

Yu Chen did make the call, which created the biggest pot of the night by far.

Nicolas Laliberté:
Yu Chen Chen:

Board:

The pot brought Yu Chen to about 5M chips. On the following hand, Jason Guiley raised all-in from the button, and Yu Chen made a quick call with… ace-king again!

Jason guiley:
Yu Chen Chen:

Board:

Yu Chen now has a stranglehold on this final with over 6M, or about half the chips in play. Play resumes 5-way.

7th place: Nicolas Laliberté – $2,650
6th place: Jason Guiley – $3,800

Players just took a short break, which allowed us to update the chip counts. Here are the standings:

First Name | Prénom	Last Name | Nom	Seat | Siège	Stack | Tapis
Yu Chen	Chen	Table 70 - Seat 1	2,865,000
Alain	Bérard	Table 70 - Seat 3	1,005,000
Charles	Laboissonnière	Table 70 - Seat 4	2,705,000
Alexandre	Côté-St-Louis	Table 70 - Seat 6	1,205,000
Nicolas	Laliberté	Table 70 - Seat 7	1,965,000
Jason	Guiley	Table 70 - Seat 9	1,270,000
Brian	Hodhod	Table 70 - Seat 10	2,100,000

When Jason Guiley went all-in, Ricky Campanelli picked up a hand that could not be passed.

Jason Guiley:
Ricky Campanelli:

Board:

A huge bad beat for Campanelli. That ten on the flop was the difference between going out in 8th and moving forward with a pay jump.

8th place: Ricky Campanelli – $1,900

 

After Fontaine Raposo’s elimination in 11th place, our 10 finalists rounded up on table 70 to form the final table. Here is the seating draw:

First Name | Prénom	Last Name | Nom	Seat | Siège
Yu Chen	Chen	Table 70 - Seat 1
Ricky	Campanelli	Table 70 - Seat 2
Alain	Bérard	Table 70 - Seat 3
Charles	Laboissonnière	Table 70 - Seat 4
Yan	Nadeau	Table 70 - Seat 5
Alexandre	Côté-St-Louis	Table 70 - Seat 6
Nicolas	Laliberté	Table 70 - Seat 7
Robert	Gariépy	Table 70 - Seat 8
Jason	Guiley	Table 70 - Seat 9
Brian	Hodhod	Table 70 - Seat 10

About an orbit passed before Robert Gariépy found a spot to invest in. He went all-in, and Yu Chen Chen was very happy about it.

Robert Gariépy:
Yu Chen Chen:

Board:

Shortly after, Yan Nadeau was crippled after calling Charles La Boissonnière’s all-in.

Charles La Boissonnière:
Yan Nadeau:

Board:

Nadeau was left with 80K, which were doubled, then lost on the following hand.

10th: Robert Gariépy – $1,250
9th: Yan Nadeau – $1,450