Event #7, the $100 + 10 Single Rebuy, attracted a total of 84 players plus an additional 24 rebuys to create a prize pool of $10,476, more than double the $5,000 guarantee that was in place tonight.
The action started off at high speed and continued that way until the tournament got close to the bubble. Once the bubble burst, the final table was formed in less than one level of play.
The final table saw a mix of very experienced players including Karim-Olivier Kamal, who plays some of the larger tournaments across the globe, as well as Nick “Shooter McGavin” Soller, who shipped Event # 5, the $100 + $10 Freeze, last night after placing 20th in the Playground 200 earlier. Soller had an early exit, and Kamal ended up going deep but ultimately fell in fourth place, leaving Andreas K, Kristofer Coulombe and Roberto Parent as the last players standing.
An ICM deal was made during three-handed play, and Andreas K. was the next to go. When it was heads-up between Kristofer Coulombe and Roberto Parent, play lasted for a full level until the final hand of play came to be. On a 
flop, all the chips went in, with Parent holding 
against Coulombe’s 
. It was bottom pair for Coulombe agaisnt Parent’s combo draw. The turn was the 
, which didn’t help Parent, and the 
river was a blank as well. Coulombe’s pair of twos stood and, just like that, the $100 + $10 Single Rebuy crowned a champion, Kristofer Coulombe. Congratulations!
Single Rebuy Champion: Kristofer Coulombe, $2,355
Last hand of play:
Second place: Roberto Parent, $1,775
in a heads-up pot with Karim-Olivier Kamal, he decided to play all his chips. Kamal made the call with 
. Andreas opened up 
. It looked like Kamal was going to take most of Andreas’s stack, but the poker gods had another idea in mind. The turn was the 
, which put Andreas ahead with two pair, and the river was the 
which didn’t help Karim. Andreas had him covered, and Karim exited in fourth place for $1,160.
. The board ran out 
and Bernier left in fifth place $880 richer than he was before.
only to be called by Roberto Parent holding 
. The 
board was no help to Kuo and he left the table in sixth place for $680.
and got his chips into the middle. Nick Soller had 
and thought this was it. Karim-Olivier Kamal had a different view on the situation as he woke up with 
.
and Kamal sent both players to the rail. Mike Mellor played a great game and earned $300 in ninth place for his efforts. Nick Soller played solid as he usually does and collected $390 for finishing in eighth place.
