Simon Assouline has just been crowned Champion of Event #10, the $220 8-Max Freezeout. After a seesaw battle at the final table that saw the chip lead change hands several times, Assouline emerged victorious.

Assouline had been among the chip leaders from the early stages of the tournament, and he arrived at the final table with an imposing stack. Once a few players had left the final table, Assouline began bleeding chips, often having to fold to other player’s all-ins after having made an opening bet. But he managed to maintain a playable stack until it was down to heads up.

When heads-up play began, Spencer Jean-Baptiste had most of the chips. But two hands were enough to get Assouline the victory. Both hands were all in before the flop; Assouline managed to make a flush when he was all in with against to take the chip lead. Not long after, he called Jean-Baptiste’s pre-flop all in with   and claimed the Champion’s Trophy.

Event #10 Champion: Simon Assouline – $3,900.00

Runner-up: Spencer Jean-Baptiste – $3,178.00

Last hand of play:

Jean-Philippe Lehoux just ended his run in Event #10 in 4th place. The blinds were at 30K/60K and most hands are all in before the flop, at this point. Lehoux’s final hand was no exception. Bob T, the first to act, moved all in, and Lehoux called with . Bob tabled . The board, , gave no help to Lehoux and he left in fourth place, taking home $2,700 in the process.

Andrew Boujaoude has been eliminated in sixth place. With the blinds at 20K/40K, most hands are being played pre-flop, with the players happy to take their chances when they see a reasonably strong hand. Boujaoude was down to around five big blinds, when he looked down at and moved all in from early position. Simon Assouline, in the small blind, decided he had the equity to call with . The board was , and the pair of nines was good enough. Boujaoude collected $2,700 for his sixth place finish.

Louis-Charles Junior Levros has been eliminated in fifth place. Levros, who had a deep run in Event #4, the $250 Frenzy, called off his stack after Bob T moved all in from early position. Levros, down to less than five big blinds, had , and found himself dominated by Bob’s . The board, , gave each player top pair, but the kickers played and Levros left in fifth. He collected $2,700.

The players at the final table are now on break.

Here is an updated chip count:

First Name	Last Name	Chip Count
Simon	Assouline	1,130,000
Andrew	Boujade	210,000
Bob	T	235,000
Jean-Philippe	Lehoux	260,000
Louis-Charles	Levros	300,000
Spencer	Jean-Baptiste	635,000

Two more players have left the final table. Rejean Grenier finished in eighth place and Eric Gariepy hit the rail shortly after in seventh. Both players cashed for $2,700.