PokerNews caught up with Francois Safieddine just after he took down the $2500 No-Limit event, besting a final table with names like Humberto Brenes, Devin Porter, Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier, Lars Bonding, and John Phan (who Francois beat heads-up).
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Francois Safieddine won his first bracelet and took down $521,785 for his victory in Event #19, $2,500 NL Hold'em. Safieddine outlasted a field of 1,013 players.
Francois Safieddine moved all in and John Phan called.
John Phan:
Francois Safieddine:
The flop was . The turn was the . The river was the . Safieddine caught a two-outer to eliminate John Phan in 2nd place. Phan won $330,846 for second place.
Phan called 60K from the small blind and Safieddine checked his big blind. The flop was . Safieddine bet 125K. Phan called. The turn was the . Safieddine checked. Phan checked. The river was the . Safieddine checked. Phan bet 350K and Safieddine folded.