Player Profiles: Julian Gardner
On the final hand, the flop was -4x. Gardner went all in with and a flush draw. Varknoyi held the Q-10 and called. The turn was the 10 and the river was the . For a brief moment, Gardner thought he won with a flush, but that card gave Varknoyi a full house. Gardner took down second place and $1.1 million.
With over $2 million (US) in career tournament earnings, Julian Gardner is currently 7th on England's All Time Money List. At this point, if he were to be the next player to bust, Gardner would at least pass Harry Demetriou in 6th place. If he finishes third place or higher, he will jump to the top of the list and become the winningest tournament player from England.
Gardner has cashed 12 times at the WSOP including two final tables. He has also cashed twice on the EPT.