The player under the gun moved all in for 36,000, and Olivier Busquet called from middle position.
Busquet:
Under the gun:
Neither player flopped anything on the flop, so Busquet remained in the lead with ace-high. Things stayed that way ont he turn, and the river ended the tournament for Busquet's opponent.
A player in early position raised to 12,000, and a middle-position player jammed. Jason Duval raised to 40,000 to drive out the original raiser, and the player folded.
Duval:
Middle position:
The flop was , and a turn left Duval needing to fade only three outs. He did just that, as the hit the river.
Mantas Visockis, who came into the day second in chips, shoved his last 47,000 in from the cutoff. Daniel Bishop called from the small blind, and his was miles ahead of Visockis, who tabled . Visockis found no pairs or draws anywhere on the board, and he hit the rail.
We found TJ Cloutier counting out his stack with in front of him. His opponent had on a board of , so now it was only a question of who had more chips. Cloutier had his opponent slightly covered, and he's now above the average stack.