Action folded around to Jean-Philippe Piquette on the button, and he min-raised to 40K. Santos Ciulla flat called from the small blind, as did Roger Lamia in the big blind.
On a flop, the blinds checked to Jean-Philippe, who fired 72K. Santos raised to 225K, prompting a fold from Roger, and Jean-Philippe 3bet all-in – quickly called by Santos.
Jean-Philippe tabled for top-pair and flush draw, and Santos showed . The turn sealed the win for Jean-Philippe, and the river was a formality. Piquette now has 1.6M in chips, and is captain of this final table.
9th place: Santos Ciulla – $2,840.00