Pawel Chmiel exits in 5th, picking up £9,185

It may have taken all day for the two to collide but when they did, it was Pawel Chmiel who conceded defeat to fellow overnight chip leader Peter Csecsetka.

Just one big blind separated the pair by the end of their respective Day 1s and their fate seemed intertwined from the moment they were drawn on the same table at the start of Day 2.

Still, the pair were understandably wary of the other's ability to wreak havoc on their PPT chances - and so only when they matched up as final table short stacks did they finally go to war.

It was quite a mundane end for a player as fearsome as Chmiel, who terrorised the table with repeated shoves that nobody seemed willing to call in fear of doubling up the Polish professional.

But when he pushed from early position and Csecsetka found A♦Q♦ in the big blind, there was no avoiding each other anymore and Chmiel was at risk with A♥7♠.

The flop all but ended the contest with the Q♥ first out and sent Pawel to the cashier to collect his £9,185 prize.