Hands #18-22: Ari Engel Stays Active
Hand 18: Niall Farrell raised to 6,500,000 from the cutoff with , and Jean-Pascal Savard called from the small blind with . Ari Engel was in the big blind and decided to defend with . The flop came and all three players checked to the turn, which was the . Savard checked, and Engel bet 12,500,000. Farrell folded, as did Savard.
Hand 19: Ari Engel raised to 7,800,000 from the small blind with and Jonathan Bussieres defended his big blind with . The flop came and Engel checked to Bussieres, who also checked. The turn was the . Engel bet 8,100,000 and Bussieres folded.
Hand 20: Philippe D'Auteuil was under the gun and raised to 7,000,000 with . Louis Boutin was in early position and called with . The flop came and D'Auteuil checked. Boutin bet 7,100,000 and D'Auteuil folded.
Hand 21: Rayan Chamas completed his small blind with , and Philippe D'Auteuil checked from the big blind with . The flop came and both players checked to the turn, which was the . Chamas checked, as did D'Auteuil. The river was the and both players checked again, sending the pot to Chamas.
Hand 22: Ari Engel raised to 7,000,000 with from the hijack. Rayan Chamas was on the button and put in a three-bet to 20,000,000. Engel folded.