Moments after the final table started, 3 players went to a pre-flop showdown.
Brandon Kessous:
Yanik Charneux:
Patrice Primeau:
Board:
Primeau, with his monstrous stack, went for the double knock-out, but Kessous’ flopped queen held, and Charneux was taken out in 10th, good for $400.
Shortly after, Rong Xu found a good spot to climb the leaderboard, but lady luck had something else in mind:
Rong Xu:
Tarek Saïd:
Board: Ks
Xu walked away, and cashed $530.
Congratulations to both finalists!