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Following Gaetano Di Maria’s elimination in fifth place, the remaining players have just agreed to an ICM chop of the remaining prize pool. While Di Maria went to collect his $960 payout, the four finalists played two more orbits before starting negotiations.

According to the terms of their deal, there will be $400 kept aside for the eventual winner, and the remaining prize pool will be divided according to the proportion of chips held by each player. Dgianni Di-Re will get $2,249, Martin Fortin will receive $1,876, Richard Sysko will take $1,792, and Samuel Boissoneault will pocket $1,777. Congratulations to all!

After a slow start to the final table, a series of eliminations just occurred in quick succession, reducing the final table to just five players.

Craig William was eliminated in eighth place and walked away with $400 for his deep run in this event. Jay Doerr hit the rail shortly after in seventh place, good enough for a $540 payout. On the last hand before the latest break, Philip Jodoin had his pocket aces cracked by Early Levett’s pocket fives when a five appeared on the river following a pre-flop all in.

The remaining players are led by Dgianni Di-Re, who is comfortably out ahead of the pack with a stack of over 27 big blinds.

The blinds have caught up to the players at the final table, leaving most players few options. As a result, most hands are being played out pre-flop, creating some tense moments as the players sweat the runout.

Nicolas Cimon was the first player eliminated from the final table. He had the unfortunate timing of running into Craig William’s pocket aces when he moved all in holding . The board ran out , giving Cimon a faint glimmer of hope on the turn, but the aces prevailed in the end. Cimon will collect $230 for his final table appearance.

Earl Levett followed shortly thereafter when he fell victim to an unfortunate river card. It was a pre-flop all in where Levett held , up against Samuel Boissonneault’s . Levett’s ace-high was good on the flop and turn, but the on the river sent him to the rail in ninth place, good for $300.

Only 10 players remain in the Re-entry. Play has just begun on the final table, and Richard Sysko still has the chip lead.

Four players hit the rail in the last 30 minutes. Pierre Legris, who had maintained one of the larger stack in play for much of the afternoon, was eliminated in 14th place, earning him $190 for his efforts. Legris was followed by Daniel Johnston, who busted in 13th place and collected $210 for his deep run. Ahmad Baalbaki was the next player to make the walk to the cashier to collect his $210, after his elimination in 12th place. James Belanger’s elimination in 11th place earned him a $230 payout and brought about the final table.

After the players in the Re-entry agreed to deal that took care of the money bubble, a series of bustouts followed in quick succession.

Olivier Gamache benefited from the bubble deal, as the next player eliminated, by taking home a payout of $170 instead of coming up empty handed in 18th place. Prosper Azoulay was eliminated on the following hand, earning him $180 in the process. Vincent Plouffe received the same payout as Azoulay – $180 – for his 16th place finish. Marc Touloute was the next player to make his way to the cashier, after his elimination in 15th place, to collect his $190 payout.

The remaining players enjoyed a few moments of deeper play thanks to all there recent eliminations, but the blinds caught up quickly and reduced the chip average to only 18 big blinds.

The remaining players in the Re-entry are now all in the money, after they dispensed with the hand-for-hand play without an elimination.

The players reached the money bubble shortly before the last break when the field was reduced to two tables. After about 15 minutes of hand-for-hand play the players agreed to a deal whereby $85 would be removed from the top two positions in order to provide a payout of $170 to the next player eliminated.

The current chip leader is Richard Sysko, the only player with a stack of more than double the current chip average.

As the Re-entry enters its thirteenth level of play, the field is down to only three tables.

Although there was a lull following the end of the late registration and re-entry period, the blinds have now caught up to the shorter stacks in the field, resulting in another round of bustouts that has reduced the field to less than 30 players. The remaining players are now within striking distance of the money bubble, which will likely have an impact on the pace of play throughout the next couple of levels.

Here is a look at some of the recent action:

The players have just had their second break of the afternoon, returning to what seems like a different tournament from the one that started this morning. The wild action of the early levels was characterized by frequent pre-flop all ins and a steady flow of re-entries. But this event has become, in effect, a freezeout from here on in, and the players have adjusted their game accordingly.

At the beginning of level 11, five players had managed to amass six-figure stacks, and two players – Dgianni Di-Re and Pierre Legris – are in a dead heat for the chip lead, with less than a big blind separating them.

This afternoon’s turnout was helped along by 26 re-entries, which allowed the Re-entry to surpass the $10,000 prize pool guarantee by a hefty margin. The top 17 finishers will reach the money in this event, but with 73 players left in the field, there is a lot of poker to be played before then.

Here is complete prize list:

The players have just returned from their first break of the afternoon, following a wild start to the day. The first six levels generated 26 re-entries, pushing the total number of entries to 132, more than enough to cover the prize pool guarantee.

Now that the late registration and re-entry period is over, this tournament’s soundtrack will be dominated by the quiet riffling of chips as the percussion of all-in cards hitting the tables in quick succession fades away.

Many players capitalized on the loose action in the lead up to break to build up their stacks, but none more so than Martin Fortin who controls a stack of more than 93 big blinds.

As expected, the early levels of play have been full of wild action. Everyone has embraced the format, resulting in 10 re-entries through the first three levels of play. The all-in cards have been put to use early and often, with pre-flop all ins quickly becoming the norm.

The late registration and re-entry period ends at 1:15pm so the frantic pace will continue for at least the next hour.

Here is a look at the action so far: