Kresten Nielsen opened for 285,000 only to have Andreas Christoforou three-bet all in for 1.55 million. The blinds folded and Nielsen asked, "How much more?" Eventually the man known as "Big Toro" made the call.
Christoforou:
Nielsen:
The crowd's excitement turned to groans upon discovering the players held the same cards, though the flop gave them pause as Nielsen was freerolling to running clubs. There was a 95% chance of a chopped pot, which is what happened when the appeared on the turn followed by the on the river.
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It took some doing, but we're now down to a single table.
It happened when action folded to Kresten Nielsen on the button and he raised to 200,000. Germany's Stefan Kolossow then announced that he was all in for 1.79 million from the small blind, the big folded and Nielsen snap-called.
As the duo waited for action to finish at the outer table, Kolossow revealed that he had an ace. "You're beat," Nielsen responded. When it came time to reveal their hands, that proved to be the case.
Kolossow:
Nielsen:
Kolossow was in bad shape and in need of some big-time help. The flop gave him a little as a five would give him a chop, and the actually gave him more outs to split. Obviously this is an elimination post, so you already know a chop card didn't come; instead, the appeared on the river to send the German home in tenth place for €65,600.
In the very next hand after doubling through Kimmo Kurko, Benoit Gury doubled his stack through Stefan Kolossow.
It happened when Gury moved all in under the gun for 1.46 million and Kolossow called from the small blind.
Kolossow:
Gury:
Gury was behind but drawing to live cards. "Give me a jack," Kolossow laughed after the flop came down . A fourth jack would have secured him the hand, but the dealer wasn't listening and instead put out the . Gury hit his card to fill up and take a commanding lead.
Kolossow needed either the case jack, an ace or a ten to eliminate the Frenchman, but it wasn't in the cards as the peeled off on the river.
flop gave them pause as Nielsen was freerolling to running clubs. There was a 95% chance of a chopped pot, which is what happened when the 
appeared on the turn followed by the 
on the river.
flop gave him a little as a five would give him a chop, and the 
actually gave him more outs to split. Obviously this is an elimination post, so you already know a chop card didn't come; instead, the 
. Gury hit his card to fill up and take a commanding lead.
peeled off on the river.