On the first hand of heads-up play Sotirios Koutoupas raised to 200,000 with and Eugene Katchalov defended with . On the flop Koutoupas bet 150,000 and Katchalov called. The fell on the turn, Katchalov led for 350,000 and Koutoupas folded.

Two hands later Koutourpas made the same pre-flop raise with and Katchalov called with . On the flop Koutoupas c-bet 150,000 and Katchalov just called. The turn gave Katchalov a full-house, he checked and so did Koutoupas. On the river Katchalov led for 400,000 and Koutoupas folded.