$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em
Level 24: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 114

Jean LeBlond raised on the button and David Jackson defended his big blind. The flop was and Jackson checked.

LeBlond bet 45,000 and Jackson called. The turn was the and Jackson checked again. LeBlond bet 65,000 and Jackson quickly folded.

LeBlond mucked his hand and took the pot. He takes the chip lead back just as the level comes to an end.

Jean LeBlond – 740,000 (46 bb)
David Jackson – 628,000 (39 bb)

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em
Level 24: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 114

Jean LeBlond moved all in on the button for 268,000 and David Jackson called.

Jackson showed and has LeBlond’s dominated. The board ran out and LeBlond hit his three-outer on the turn to double up and put a dent in what was Jackson’s massive chip lead.

Jean LeBlond – 540,000 (33 bb)
David Jackson – 828,000 (51 bb)

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em
Level 24: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 114

David Jackson raised on the button and Jean LeBlond called out of the big blind. The flop was and LeBlond checked.

Jackson bet 45,000 and LeBlond called. The turn was the and both players checked to the river.

LeBlond checked and Jackson bet 76,000. LeBlond called. Jackson showed and LeBlond mucked.

David Jackson – 1,100,000 (68 bb)
Jean LeBlond – 270,000 (16 bb)

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em
Level 23: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 114

Jean LeBlond raised to 30,000 on the button and David Jackson three-bet to about 110,000 out of the big blind. LeBlond moved all in for 373,000 and Jackson called.

Jackson showed and was flipping with LeBlond’s .

The board ran out and Jackson took the lead on the turn, but LeBlond hit a two-outer on the river to double up and stay alive.

Jean LeBlond – 650,000 (54 bb)
David Jackson – 710,000 (59 bb)

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em
Level 23: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 114

Jean LeBlond raised to 30,000 on the button and David Jackson called. The flop was and Jackson checked.

LeBlond bet 30,000 and Jackson called. The rest of the hand is checked down as the board is completed with the and the .

LeBlond showed , good for bottom pair, and Jackson mucked his hand.

Jean LeBlond – 540,000 (45 bb)
David Jackson – 830,000 (69 bb)

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em
Level 22: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 114

David Jackson limped in on the button and Jean LeBlond raised to 35,000 out of the big blind. Jackson called and the flop was . Both players checked and the turn was the .

LeBlond bet 35,000 and Jackson called. The river was the and LeBlond checked. Jackson bet 55,000 and LeBlond folded. Jackson showed Kh6h, taking the pot with king-high.

David Jackson – 840,000 (84 bb)
Jean LeBlond – 528,000 (53 bb)

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em
Level 22: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 114

David Jackson limped in on the button and Jean LeBlond checked his option in the big blind. The flop is and LeBlond checked. Jackson bet 15,000 and LeBlond called.

The turn was the and LeBlond checked again. Jackson bet 30,000 and LeBlond called.

The river was the and LeBlond checked for a third time. Jackson bet 100,000 and LeBlond quickly folded. Jackson mucked his hand, took the pot and a slight chip lead in the heads-up match.

David Jackson – 690,000 (69 bb)
Jean LeBlond – 670,000 (67 bb)

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em
Level 22: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 114

Jean LeBlond raised on the button to 25,000 and Andrew Blake moved all in out of the small blind for 313,000. LeBlond gets an exact count from the dealer and takes a minute of thought before calling.

LeBlond showed and had Blake’s dominated. The board ran out and LeBlond won the pot with a pair of kings to eliminate Blake in third place. Blake took home $12,053 and LeBlond has about a 2-to-1 chip lead heading into heads-up play with David Jackson.

Jean LeBlond – 910,000 (91 bb)
Andrew Blake – Eliminated

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em
Level 22: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 114

Jean LeBlond raised to 25,000 from under the gun and Andrew Blake called on the button. David Jackson called from the small blind and Stephen Diamantas defended his big blind.

The flop was and Jackson checked. Diamantas moved all in for 111,000 and LeBlond moved all in for about 300,000. Blake and Jackson both quickly folded.

Diamantas showed , but needed to fade a lot of cards against LeBlond’s .

The turn was the , giving LeBlond a bigger pair and the lead, and the river was the . LeBlond wins the pot with a pair of nines and Diamantas was eliminated in fourth place. Diamantas took home $7,741 for his finish and LeBlond took the chip lead into three-handed play.

Jean LeBlond – 510,000 (51 bb)
Stephen Diamantas – Eliminated

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em
Level 22: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 114

David Jackson raised from under the gun and Jean LeBlond three-bet to 100,000 out of the small blind. Jackson moved all in for 240,000 and LeBlond called.

It was a race for Jackson’s tournament life with his up against Jackson’s . The board ran out and Jackson’s pair won the race to double through the former chip leader.

David Jackson – 489,000 (49 bb)
Jean LeBlond – 375,000 (37 bb)