Michael Neuber, who came in as one of the shorter stacks on the final table of this Event 7, seemed to be impossible to eliminate. At numerous occasion he found himself all-in, but always came out a winner in the hand. That is until he ran into a big hand with Benoit Pesant, and failed to scoop the chips.
Michael raised from the button to 105K, and was called by Benoit from the big blind. On a flop of 
, Benoit check-called Michael’s 135K bet. The turn showed a 
, and Benoit once again checked to Michael, who this time around decided to pull the ultimate trigger and went all-in for just over 800K. Benoit didn’t take too long to make the call, and it turned out to be a good call, as his 
were miles ahead of Michael’s 
with only one card to come. The river 
was a brick, and Michael was eliminated in the hand, taking home $30,365.
The blinds increased the following hand.
3rd place: Michael Neuber, $30,365
