The most interesting pot of the final table played out and it saw all three remaining players involved and at the end left Lasse Frost on the rail and and Daniel Pidun is a commanding position heading into the heads up play.
Robert Haigh opened to 400,000 from the button and Frost moved his remaining 1,580,000 in from the small blind. Pidun looked down a his cards and smiled as he put his hands behind his head. He obviously had a hand and elected to call rather than isolate. Haigh called as well.
The flop fell and there was no chance of the pot being checked down as Pidun check-called a 400,000 bet to see the turn. Pidun checked again and Haigh fired 1,050,000 into the middle. Pidun wasn't to be pushed around though and made a quick call.
Haigh only had 2,800,000 back as the final card came as the . Pidun decided that was his time to be the aggressor and set Haigh all in. Haigh smiled knowing he was beat and had to fold. Pidun opened for the nut flush and won both pots as Frost opened .
Lasse Frost's is in the critical zone after another blind battle between him Robert Haigh went the German's way.
Haigh raised to 475,000 and Frost called to the flop where both checked. The turn appeared as the and Haigh led for 475,000. Call. On the river Haigh set Frost in for his remaining 1,440,000. The Dane didn't have the goods to call.
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Pascal Vos moved all in under the gun for 2,540,000 and Daniel Pidun moved all in over the top. Robert Haigh folded his big blind and once again Vos was all in and at risk.
Pascal Vos:
Daniel Pidun:
The board ran out and Vos was knocked out. Just three players remain as Pidun now has 75% of all the remaining chips.
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It hadn't been a great level for Robert Haigh so far but another unusual line from him worked to dislodge Lasse Frost from a hand.
Haigh raised to 460,000 from the small blind and Frost called to see an flop where he bet 275,000 when checked to him. High called and then led for 700,000 on the turn. It was powerful lead into a player who only had 2,600,000 back and Frost had to admit defeat and fold.
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