Be Friends, It's Canada Day!
Canada is getting ready to celebrate its 150th birthday tomorrow, but that didn't stop a couple of Canadians going to battle. Ari Engel and Jean-Pascal Savard have met at the same table again, which is no stranger to them. They met at the final table a couple months ago in Montreal, Canada where Savard came out on top, capturing the $1,000,000 first-place prize.
Here at the WSOP in Las Vegas, they are both looking for that elusive gold bracelet that comes with winning one of these events. Engel raised it up to 13,500 from under the gun and Savard called on the button. The flop came 
and Engel led out for 15,000. Savard called and the turn was the 
. Engel checked this time and Savard bet 41,000. Engel called and the 
fell on the river.
Engel checked again and Savard thought for a couple minutes. He finally knuckled the table, as though to give up on the hand and Engel tabled 
.
"Good check," Engel said to his fellow countryman. "How fast were you calling?" Savard replied as they both had a laugh.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
293,000
143,000
|
143,000 |
|
||
|
172,000
-78,000
|
-78,000 |