We can see some very tough play on the final table of the Main Event, and very few showdowns. François Billard continues to do well, gaining chips every hand he plays, sizing his bets perfectly as he does.

Kevin Rabichow also plays an extremely solid game, and just orchestrated Danick Landriault’s elimination. Landriault was crushing the final 2 tables yesterday, but after being on the wrong end of a few battles, started Day 5 rather low. He was on the big blind when he lost his last chips, facing a tough decision.

Rabichow bumped the big blind to 3.2M, and the action folded to Landriault who completed. On the flop, the action was check – bet 2.4M – call. On the turn, Landriault checked again, and watched Rabichow push enough 5M chips to cover his remaining 12M.

Board:

Landriault’s holding:

A tough spot, to be sure. He finally elected to call, and saw Rabichow’s . The river came a , and the local player shook everybody’s hand and went to the cashier to receive his $250K prize.

Congratulations on a nice run and an amazing skill display!