Robert Amirault had Wafic Fala’s number on the final table. It started when Amirault cracked Fala’s pocket aces with pocket jacks.

A little while later, Fala put his chips in with and was called by Amirault, who was ahead with . The board runout was of no help to Fala who was sent to the tournament desk to collect his fifth-place payout slip.

5th Place: Wafic Fala, $2,520