Nicolas was playing a solid final table and avoiding some of the swings the other players have had, but eventually he was crippled in a hand in which he was ahead preflop but ended up losing to turned diamond flush to Gabriel. A few hands later would prove to be the end of Nicolas’ night.
He ended up open shoving 
– and Gabriel snap called with 
. The A held up on a double-paired board and the tournament is down to four players.
5th place: Nicolas Aubin, $10,615