Action started with an all in on the very first hand between Maxime Chartrand holding and Francis Dery with . The board ran out clean and Chartrand secures an early double-up.

After another orbit of play, with the blinds at 300,000/600,000, Maxime Chartrand raised it up from early middle position to 1,200,000, only to see Gregory Bell move all in. Chartrand snap-called and the hands were tabled:

Bell:
Chartrand:

Both players had premium hands and the race was on. A classic coin flip for sure. The dealer fanned out the on the flop and all of the sudden there was a sweat as Bell flopped a gutshot straight draw, but of course Chartrand had the blockers. The turn came the to pair the board and the river sealed the deal for Chartrand, sending Bell to the rail as the first casualty of the night.

16th place: Gregory Bell, $2,750