On table 76 we just saw a relatively high-powered hand, including five players seeing the flop, a 50,000 chip jam on the flop and a call from the big stack at the table, one that risked his dominant position.

It began with an opening bet of 4,000 by David Jalbert. That was called by Marcello Iacovella, Dany Noel, Alexandre Fortin and Marc Larouche in the small blind. When the flop came down , Marc checked to David, who shoved for all his chips, roughly 50,000. Marcello and Dany Folded, but the play didn’t scare Alexandre, who decided to call after 30 seconds of contemplation.

And it was a good call, both figuratively and literally. Flipping over their cards, Alex showed top pair with his , with David only holding an . His middle pair with an ace kicker left much to be desired, and when fourth street came down a , David’s night was as good as over. The river was a , and David said goodbye. The win propelled Alex to a clear lead in tonight’s flight. With 243,000 chips, his stack is now almost double that of his closest competitor.