After a brief lull in competition five-handed at this final table, Said El Yousfi and Jerome Sgorrano were all in pre-flop with El Yousfi holding and behind to Sgorrano's .
The flop came and El Yousfi casually moved the closer to the board, as if coaxing out a fourth heart. The turn was the and Sgorrano banged the table in frustration as his opponent made a flush, which left him drawing dead as the river was the meaningless .
Of all the players at this final table, the player making the most moves has to be Said El Yousfi. A number of times he has moved all in pre-flop, for stacks greater than or equal to 25 big blinds, forcing his opponents to muck.
In this hand the baord read and Jerome Sgorrano checked to El Yousfi who bet 30,000. Sgorrano called and the river was the . Again Sgorrano checked and El Yousfi bet 150,000.
Sgorrano took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes before eventually folding. El Yousfi turned over and scooped the pot.
Jerome Sgorrano moved all in from under the gun for his remaining 295,000. It folded to Paul Guichard on the button who enquired as to Sgorrano's stack before calling. The remaining players folded. Sgorrano was at risk and he showed while Guichard held . The board ran out and Guichard was left with 55,000.
That 55,000 went in the very next hand when it folded to Guichard on the button. Phu Truong called in the small blind and the cards were turned over.
Guichard:
Truong:
Guichard was all in and dominated for the second hand in a row, and there was no help for him as the board ran out eliminating the Frenchman in 6th place.
Fernando had been getting short over the last few levels, and finally got his remaining 250,000 chips in against Jerome Sgorrano.
It was Fernando who held best with his dominating against Sgorrano's . The board ran out with Sgorrano saying "Nice hand," as he counted out his opponent's double up.