Julien Rouxel Eliminated in Fourth Place (£21,005)
Level 26
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Julien Rouxel came into today's action as the final table chip leader. However, he will have to settle fourth place after this hand unfolded.
Rouxel shoved all-in for 770,000 chips from under the gun with 
. The action folded to Nicolas Cardyn in the small blind who isolation-shoved his 1.6 million stack with 
and Khatri folded.
The 
flop created some hope for Rouxel, as he had a flush draw, despite this also giving Cardyn top-pair. However, Rouxel's day ended with him being eliminated in fourth place for £21,005 after the board completed with the 
on the turn and the 
on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
from the small blind. Nicolas Cardyn woke up with 
in the big blind and went into the tank before three-betting the action to 490,000 chips.
flop gave Shallow a pair. The French poker player was unable to catch back up when the board completed with the 
.
and Khatri calls from the big blind with 
. Both players opt to check on a flop of 
.
, giving a straight to Khatri along with a gut-shot straight-flush draw and a nut flush-draw for Shallow. Khatri checks the action to Shallow who fires out a bet of 315,000. After Khatri calls, the 
Bhavin Khatri called with 
. Khatri then went all-in for 3.3 million and Shallow promptly called. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river didn't improve Khatri's hand, eliminating him in second place for £42,500. Shallow collected a cool £62,000 along with the winner's trophy after turning things around quickly in heads-up play.
on a 
board. Rouxel had the 
and took the lead with the nut flush on the