Mike McDonald opened the action with a raise to 3,000 from the hijack. Jason Mercier called from the cutoff and it folded around to Guy Laliberté who tagged along from the small blind.

The three players saw a flop of and there were two checks over to Mercier. He fired out a bet of 5,800 and Laliberté folded. McDonald called and the two saw the board pair on the turn with the . McDonald checked for a second time and Mercier bet 17,200.

McDonald stayed the course and the finished off the board. Both players checked and McDonald showed which was ultimately bested by Mercier's .