$1,600: Fred Normand Takes First Place and $417,828 after Heads-Up Deal

After the elimination of David Coleman in 3rd place, Fred Normand and Valentyn Shabelnyk were almost dead even in chips and agreed to do an even chop for the money and do a best 2/3 flip for the trophy. 

Normand won the flips and was granted the title, trophy and $1 extra for $417,828 while Shabelnyk finished as the runner-up for $417,827. 

Congratulations to both players!

Final Table Results: 
1st – Fred Normand – $417,828
2nd – Valentyn Shabelnyk – $417,827
3rd –  David Coleman $255,796
4th – Quang Vu – $197,411
5th – I-Le Wu – $152,095
6th – Thomas Boivin – $115,870
7th – Michael Liang – $87,068
8th – Paul Hizer – $63,972
9th – Michael Lambrecht – $45,773

This ends the coverage of the WPT World Championship Festival here at the beautiful Wynn/Encore Las Vegas but be sure to look out for all future stops on WPT.com!