Blinds: 1,000,000/2,000,000/250,000

It was an unlucky run heads up for Pierre Merlin.

First, he lost a big pot where he turned two pair only to get counterfeited on the river.

Then, he got in against preflop and had to chop when the board two-paired and each player played the board.

Finally, he shoved all in with for about five big blinds and was up against . The board ran , leaving him dead even before another queen arrived on the river.