6-Max Re-entry Champion: Mathieu Legault

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Event #2 of the 9-Year Anniversary series, the $100 + $10 6-Max Re-entry, was a great success. This one-day tournament garnered a total of 79 entries and was full of action. The field was quickly reduced to the final table but once there the pace of play slowed dramatically as pay jumps got bigger and the players set their sights on the championship.

After Yasser Zaatar was eliminated in fifth, the final four players asked the floor to pause the clock and they agreed to an ICM deal as followed:

Michael Mickelson – $1,090
Silvio La Palerma – $1,190
Christian Rho – $1,420
Mathieu Legault – $1,380

This deal would award an additional $255 for the winner.

Michael Mickelson and Silvio La Palerma busted out quickly after the fifth break, leaving Christian Rho and Mathieu Legault to battle it out for the top spot.

Once heads-up, Rho and Legault played a few hands and moved their chips back and forth before Rho went all in with a . Legault decided to call with a and ended up victorious with a pair of nines as the board read . Legault was awarded $1635 and Rho came in second with $1420.