A turn in the tide?

Christos Xanthopoulous' run as unchallenged chip leader came to a crashing halt as Lady Luck turned nasty in a freak hand.

One of only two Brits to make the final table, Jim Reid had stirred up some action from Christos pre-flop, eventually snap-calling his all-in and showing a surprise Q♠9♥.

Reid insisted had been convinced he looked down at QQ in the hole and suddenly found himself in mortal peril vs the big stack's AK.

The flop looked to have sealed his fate when the dealer flipped 3♠-7♠-4♥ but a near miracle 9♠ on the turn changed everything.

The river blank ensured Reid went from rail fodder to chip leader in quick time and left Xanthopoulous reeling at the blow.