Laurence Louie was in a tough situation to manage after Morgan Aceto had built his fortune. Playing with a modest stack, he had the commander in chief on his left, and a couple of times he completed his small blind in unopened pots and was forced to let go before he could peek at the flop.
This hand he open shoved and the action was folded to Éric Laliberté, who woke up with a monster.
Louie:
Laliberté:
Board:
Louie came short, handed his stack over, and politely took his leave. He will pick up 4th prize of $37,478. Good show sir!
Final 3, with Aceto in the clear lead (over 45M), and Cholette and Laliberté with just under 15M each: