Ilari Tahkokallio raised to 190,000 and Kevin MacPhee called from the big blind. After a flop of , MacPhee checked over to the preflop raiser. Tahkokallio fired a continuation bet of 275,000 and then MacPhee raised to 865,000. Tahkokallio let it go and MacPhee put a little more distance between himself and Tahkokallio.
Marcel Koller from Switzerland has the largest railbird section watching the final table. His group of spectators have a giant Swiss flag and are waving it around when Koller scoops a pot. There's about ten of them in the bleachers, and they're loving every minute of the action.
Marko Neumann raised to 140,000, and Kevin MacPhee reraised to 420,000. Neumann quickly moved all in, and big stack MacPhee snap called. It was your standard race for Neumann's against Kevin's . Not good news for Neumann, as MacPhee's been nearly unbeatable in flips this tournament.
MacPhee's luck held up when he spiked a set on the flop. Neumann was drawing to a chop and completely dead after the on the turn gave MacPhee a boat. The irrelevant on the river ended the tournament for Neumann. The German goes home with €120,000 for seventh place. MacPhee now has over 10 million chips, giving him a greater than 2:1 lead over his next closest opponent.
From under the gun, Ketul Nathwani raised to 140,000 and action folded all the way around to Marcel Koller in the big blind. He made the call.
The two players saw a flop of and both players checked. The turn was the and both checked again. After the paired the board on the river, Koller fired 175,000 and Nathwani folded.
Ketul Nathwani raised to 140,000 and then Ilari Tahkokallio three-bet to 350,000. Everyone folded and Tahkokallio raked in the pot. Although it's not much, Tahkokallio is now over five million chips.
Marcel Koller raised to 135,000, and Marc Inizan called from the big blind. The flop came , and Inizan bet out 175,000. Koller made the call to see the on the turn. Inizan fired 400,000 this time, and Koller asked Inizan how much he was playing behind. Koller then raised to 1 million. Marc instantly moved all in for a total of 2.37 million, and Koller made the call.
Showdown
Koller: for trip kings
Inizan: for treys full
Whoa. Major cooler. Koller needed a king, queen, or jack to knock out Inizan. The river was the , and Inizan doubled to 4,425,000. Koller is now short with 1.7 million.
Kevin MacPhee opened the pot with a raise to 140,000. Ketul Nathwani called on the button and then Marko Neumann called in the big blind. The flop came down and Neumann checked. MacPhee fired a continuation bet for 235,000. Nathwani called and Neumann folded.
The turn brought the and MacPhee stayed on the accelerator, firing 485,000. After a little while passed, Nathwani put in a raise to 1.555 million. MacPhee reraised enough to commit himself to the pot and risk just about all of Nathwani's chips. Nathwani let it go and dropped to 2.445 million. MacPhee increased his chip lead to 8.485 million and has just about double his next closest competitor.
Ketul Nathwani raised to 140,000, and from the small blind Artur Wasek made it 430,000 to go. After a moment, Nathwani made the call. The flop came , and Wasek led out for a full stack of orange chips - bet worth 500,000. Ketul gave it up, and Wasek showed pocket Aces.