The players of the final table are not easing up on the action. Players are eliminated at a steady pace.
When Mina Gerges announced “I’m betting the sauce!” before shoving all-in for 355,000. Fouad Akli called the all-in and came up short on the board.
Mina Gerges: 
Fouad Akli: 
Board: 
Fouad couldn’t beat Mina’s aces and was sent to the rail in 7th position.
Fouad Akli – 7th position – $3,550
Jonathan Marrie has finished in 8th position in the WSOP-C PLO tournament. Jonathan was all-in against Gino Roland, and once again that spelled disaster.
Jonathan Marrie: 
Gino Roland Frenette: 
Board: 
Gino’s jack was enough.
Jonathan Marie – 8th position – $2750
If you’re going to triple up at one point, it mind as well be at the final table. Ben Menache was lucky enough to do it a few hands after Eric Lupovich as eliminated in 9th position.
We arrived at the table as the dealer was opening up the board in a 3-way all-in involving Ben Menache, Gino Roland Frenette and Chen Turjeman.
Ben Menache: 
Gino Roland Frenette: 
Chen Turjeman: 
Board: 
Ben Menache scopped up the pot with a king-high flush and he was back in the game.
As soon as play started on the final table, Eric Lupovich had no choice but to go all-in. He was holding Unfortunately for him, it was against Gino Roland Frenette, who’s been hitting the boards a lot today. Gino had a solid hand 
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Gino’s aces held up and that was the end for Eric Lupovich.
As soon as the tournament was relocated in the main room, the bust-outs were quick. It took only moments before we were headed for the final table.
As per standard procedure, the tournament director made a full seating redraw.
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Seat | Siège | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mina | Gerges | Table 32 - Seat 1 | 898,000 |
| Eric | Lupovich | Table 32 - Seat 2 | 70,000 |
| Gino Roland | Frenette | Table 32 - Seat 3 | 1,140,000 |
| Carter | Swidler | Table 32 - Seat 4 | 698,000 |
| Jonathan | Marrie | Table 32 - Seat 5 | 352,000 |
| Ben | Menache | Table 32 - Seat 6 | 241,000 |
| Chen | Turjeman | Table 32 - Seat 7 | 775,000 |
| Tomas | Larivee Magni | Table 32 - Seat 8 | 280,000 |
| Fouad | Akli | Table 32 - Seat 9 | 297,000 |
After the bubble was over the eliminations went rather quickly and the game picked up speed. In no time at all we were down to 15 players. At this point the tournament director performed a full redraw of the last 15 players on 2 tables.
The players were also relocated to the main hall to finish the tournament. Since this was the last WSOP-C Event in the series, we all said goodbye to the tent that housed thousands of players in the last 2 weeks.
Here is 15-player seat redraw:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Seat | Siège |
|---|---|---|
| Mina | Gerges | Table 28 - Seat 1 |
| Ben | Menache | Table 28 - Seat 2 |
| Kevin | Stokes | Table 28 - Seat 4 |
| Philippe | Drouin | Table 28 - Seat 5 |
| Eric | Lupovich | Table 28 - Seat 6 |
| Elio | Saade | Table 28 - Seat 7 |
| Gino Roland | Frenette | Table 28 - Seat 8 |
| Tomas | Larivee Magni | Table 32 - Seat 1 |
| Michael | Hunter | Table 32 - Seat 2 |
| Adam | Peltier | Table 32 - Seat 3 |
| Fouad | Akli | Table 32 - Seat 4 |
| Chen | Turjeman | Table 32 - Seat 5 |
| Ron | G. | Table 32 - Seat 6 |
| Jonathan | Marrie | Table 32 - Seat 7 |
| Carter | Swidler | Table 32 - Seat 8 |
