2011 European Poker Tour Grand Final Madrid

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 European Poker Tour Grand Final Madrid

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
109
Prize
€1,500,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€6,860,000
Entries
686
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Higgins Finally Wins Three-stage War against Toderita

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

In the space of a quarter of a level Simon Higgins has personally demolished the stack of Liviu Toderita, finally busting him with a straight preflop race, {Q-}{K-} vs. Toderita's {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}, spiking a king on the river.

More interesting, however, is the previous pot they played, where Higgins raised preflop to 14,000 and Toderita pushed forward first one stack, then the rest of his stacks. This was ruled as a string-bet (one forward motion or verbal declare otherwise you just bet the first lot) and he was made to call.

On the {9-Hearts}{2-Spades}{6-Clubs} flop, Higgins set him in. Toderita shook his head and folded, admitting he'd had ace-jack. This was actually a lucky escape for him, as Higgins showed {A-}{K-}.

Tags: Simon HigginsLiviu Toderita