2007 PokerStars EPT - Baden

PokerStars EPT Baden Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2007 PokerStars EPT - Baden

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
€670,800
Event Info
Buy-in
€7,600
Prize Pool
€2,143,200
Entries
282
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
4,000

Things Are Heating Up

As the end of the day approaches, so have the tournament lives of many hopefuls. Casually walking through the tournament area, I witnessed the following hands:

{A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} v.s. {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts} all in pre-flop and the eights win a 12,000 chip pot.
Moments later, another player gets his {A-Spades}{K-Hearts} beaten by {A-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} when the board falls {6-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}. The loser of the hand was not too happy with the call as he had pushed for 4,600 and the other player called with not much more behind.