Level 20 has just begun, and play remains 8-handed. Tommy Nguyen has chipped up to nearly 1,000,000 chips, and his stack more than doubles any other player. Louis Boutin and Marc-Andre Ladouceur are the two short stacks in play, both with under 150,000 in chips, while the other 5 players sit between 200,000 and 400,000.
Play has been rather tame in the last few orbits, although this may be the quiet before the storm as it’s decision time soon for a few of the players here.
Tommy Nguyen opened to 15,000 from late position, and Jordan Westmorland 3-bet all-in from the cutoff for 143,000. Once action swung back around to Tommy, he slammed forward some chips to put his opponent at risk.
Jordan: 
Tommy: 
Tommy’s big slick held for the win on a 
board, boosting his stack up above 900,000 and increasing his lead on this final table.
9th place: Jordan Westmorland – $27,000
The High Roller event is on it’s first break of the night, and play is still 9-way on the final table. Tommy Nguyen continues to extend his lead, steadily chipping up every orbit. Kristen Bicknell enjoyed a double-up just before the break, winning a flip with AK versus Louis Boutin’s QQ.
These are the current counts heading into level 19:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Tommy | Nguyen | 721,000 |
| Joey | Weissman | 469,000 |
| Ajay | Chabra | 390,000 |
| Pascal | Lefrancois | 372,000 |
| Kristen | Bicknell | 315,000 |
| Edward | Lin | 271,000 |
| Louis | Boutin | 143,000 |
| Jordan | Westmorland | 128,000 |
| Marc-Andre | Ladouceur | 103,000 |
Hamidreza Kamali was just eliminated by Joey Weissman, bringing the High Roller field down to just one table. There is a redraw underway for the 9 finalists, with the new seating assignments posted below.
Cards are now back in the air for the final table.
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Seat | Siège |
|---|---|---|
| Ajay | Chabra | Seat 1 |
| Louis | Boutin | Seat 2 |
| Tommy | Nguyen | Seat 3 |
| Edward | Lin | Seat 4 |
| Pascal | Lefrancois | Seat 5 |
| Jordan | Westmorland | Seat 6 |
| Joey | Weissman | Seat 7 |
| Marc-Andre | Ladouceur | Seat 8 |
| Kristen | Bicknell | Seat 9 |
Peter Fellows placed a min-raise from the button, and Kristen Bicknell defended her big blind. On a 
flop, Kristen check-raised her opponent all-in, who was happy to commit his short stack.
Peter: 
Kristen: 
Peter needed some help to keep his seat at the table, but the running cards brought a and a , sending him to the rail in 11th place, good for $24,500.
We are now one elimination away from our 9-handed final table, and a seating redraw will take place when we reach it.
In the first few hands of play, the High Roller event saw two quick eliminations take place. Pascal Lefrancois was the first to draw blood, removing Lawrence Greenberg from play in 13th place.
A few moments later Jean-Sebastien Dubois moved in for 53,000 from the button, and was looked up by Ajay Chabra in the big blind.
Jean-Sebastien: 
Ajay: 
Board: 
