After the elimination of Arnold Yaxley in third place ($1,780), Nicolas Majdalani and Rong Xu are now heads-up for the champion trophy. As both players have almost identical stacks, they have decided to do an ICM chop as follows:

• Majdalani: $2,571
• Xu: $2,550

They will now play down to a winner with an additional $270 added to the ICM along with the trophy and associated bragging rights.