Heads-up play started very well for Mehdi but after Mathieu’s double, things started to tilt in his direction and the players were close to even – and then Mathieu moved ahead… and talk of a deal was resuscitated. They quickly agreed to reserve $3,500 plus the bracelet for the winner and chop the rest of the prize pool evenly between them. That is to say the players each took $26,820 with an additional $3,500 for the winner.
Almost as soon as the deal was done the players got involved in a hand that ended the tournament. On a flop of 
, Mehdi bet out and then Mathieu quickly raised all-in. Mehdi called for his tournament life.
Mathieu had hit two pair on the flop, holding 
while Mehdi had 
for just top pair. The turn came 
and the river was the 
.
1st place: Mathieu Tanguay, $30,320 and the championship bracelet
2nd place: Mehdi Alami, $26,820
