Douglas Watson raised to 20,000 from under the gun and action was on Pablo Mariz on the button. He thought for a moment and three-bet to 52,000.
Pascal Lefrancois' stack has been up-and-down for a while, and he counted it out before shoving from the small blind for about 230,000. Watson and Mariz both folded and Lefrancois now sits on 338,000.
Douglas Watson raised to 20,000 from the cutoff and Sam Chartier moved all-in for 111,000 from the small blind. Watson called.
Sam Chartier:
Douglas Watson:
The board ran out and Watson paired his seven on the river to send Chartier to the rail. With a pained look on his face, Chartier wished everyone luck and headed to the rail.
Oren Haziza thought he found a perfect spot to double up, picking up pocket kings and getting it all-in against Francois Billard holding pocket queens.
Haziza:
Billard:
A queen in the door of the board spelled the end for Haziza as Billard was pushed the pot.
Douglas Watson opened to 16,000 from middle position and Thomas Lefort moved all-in for 129,000 from the hijack. Eric Aucoin was in the big blind and called for slightly less and Watson mucked
Eric Aucoin:
Lefort:
The flop came and Lefort paired his king. Aucoin needed to hit an ace, but the turn was the and the river was the , sending him to the rail.
Parker Talbot raised to 16,000 from the cutoff and Shaan Siddiqui defended his big blind.
The flop came and Siddiqui checked. Talbot paused for a moment and opted to check back. The turn was the and Siddiqui checked again. Talbot bet 27,000 and Siddiqui promptly check-raised to 65,000. Talbot called.
The river was the and both players checked. Siddiqui tabled for top set and Talbot mucked.
Douglas Watson was down to just a few big blinds only moments ago and is now sitting on a playable stack.
Watson moved all-in for 62,000 from the hijack and was called by Pablo Mariz in the small blind.
Douglas Watson:
Pablo Mariz:
The flop came and Watson made trip queens to take a commanding lead. The turn was the and he locked up the pot right there. The dealer completed the board with the insignificant on the river and Watson scooped up the pot.
In the first hand after the two-table redraw, Jeff Cormier moved all-in for 72,000 from middle position and Kristen Bicknell moved in over the top from the cutoff.
Jeff Cormier:
Kristen Bicknell:
"Nice hand" said Cormier as he started to gather his things. The flop came and Bicknell flopped top set but Cormier still had outs with a gut-shot straight draw. The turn was the and the river was the , which was enough to send Cormier to the rail.