The PLO event is now 5-way, and our remaining players are on break, allowing the removal of the T1,000 chips. Lynn Phan is the current chip leader, but Micheal Khan is very close.
Here are the counts:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Seat | Siège | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frédéric | Normand | Table 35 - Seat 2 | 670,000 |
| Michael | Khan | Table 35 - Seat 5 | 840,000 |
| François | Goulet | Table 35 - Seat 6 | 365,000 |
| Lynn | Phan | Table 35 - Seat 8 | 900,000 |
| Jean-Serge | Baril | Table 35 - Seat 9 | 245,000 |
Zheng-Yi Xie did a pretty good job at staying out of trouble throughout the final table so far, but he was down to about 100K and chose a spot. He raised the pot: 42K. Michael Khan stuck around, and they got it in on the flop.
Xie: 
Khan: 
Board: 
Khan was looking very good on the flop, facing a wrap but holding some diamond blockers, along with 2 pairs that quickly boated up. Xie left, possibly to join a PLO 5-5 cash table where he regularly sits with the boys.
6th place: Zheng-Yi Xie – $5,000
Martin Kozlov was the shortest stack on the table – 46K – and was all-in against Lynn Phan and Jean-Serge Baril. The action was then checked to the river, at which point Phan took Baril out of the hand with a 65K bet.
Kozlov:
Phan: 
Board: 
Kozlov looked rather confident with his boat, but Phan had a bigger one, and scooped the pot.
7th place: Martin Kozlov – $4,000
Excellent performance!
Piotr Siwiec was the chip leader for the longest time, having built a stack in level 1. He led the tournament until late in the evening, but the field caught up to him with 2 tables left. He recently lost a lot of chips to Frédéric Normand, and just busted when his remaining 80K were matched by François Goulet.
Siwiec: 
Goulet: 
Board: 
Goulet’s aces held up, and Siwiec fell in 8th place, good for $3,300. Well done!
Frédéric Normand, with 3 tables left, was chip leading the PLO tournament, until he was crippled by an unfortunate turn of events. He managed to show up on the final table with a very short stack, but won back to back all-in, played on multiple street.
In the last one, he got involved in a pot against Piotr Siwiec. He was in position, and threw 20K on the flop, creating a decent size pot, slightly over what he had left. They both checked the turn, and when Siwiec announced pot on the river, Normand snap called, as was his plan.
Normand: 
Siwiec: 
Board: 
Chris Arvanitis, after doubling his micro stack, fell to Lynn Phan. He potted pre-flop to 35K and got a call from Phan on the big blind. The erst of the chips – about 50K – went in on the flop.
Arvanitis: 
Phan:
Board: 
Arvanitis was ahead, but Phan hit the ace of clubs on the river, beating her opponent on 2 fronts.
9th place: Chris Arvanitis – $2,850
Congratulations!
