2013 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

2013 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
€942,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€5,984,900
Entries
1,230
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000

Everybody Loves a Chopped Pot

Level 31 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

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: {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Nielsen: {a-Clubs}{10-Spades}

The crowd's excitement turned to groans upon discovering the players held the same cards, though the {j-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} 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 {9-Spades} appeared on the turn followed by the {5-Spades} on the river.