Maksim Shuts Eliminated in 2nd Place (HK$656,500)

After less than ten minutes and half a dozen hands of heads-up, a winner was crowned and the fireworks started with a pot-sized raise by Ka Kwan Lau and a pot-sized reraise by Maksim Shuts. Lau called and the flop fell . With more than 350,000 in the middle, Shuts bet the pot with few chips behind, and Lau moved all in, covering his opponent. Shuts snap-called and the cards were tabled.

Maksim Shuts:
Ka Kwan Lau:

Shuts had gotten it in with the best of it, holding pocket aces and the nut flush draw. Lau was drawing very thin, but saw the board complete with the turn and the river. The final community card gave the Spaniard two pair and Shuts was eliminated in 2nd place for HK$656,500 (~$84,500). Considering that Shuts started the day as shortest stack with less than five big blinds, that is one hell of a comeback.