Timothy Vance, an American online qualifier, had 13,000 chips in the middle pre-flop and Ulrik Pedersen moved all in for 25,400 total. The press watching was astounded when Vance managed to find a fold considering he had over 50,000 chips behind. Including antes he was getting over 3:1 pot odds.
Nicolas Derveaux opened the pot for 5,800 from middle position and Rasmus Hede Nielsen called from the cutoff. The flop was . Derveaux led out for 5,000 and Nielsen quickly called. The turn was the . Derveaux checked, Nielsen bet 13,500 and Derveaux folded.
Nielsen tabled for a stone bluff.
"That's a Scandi play!" exclaimed Ed de Haas as Nielsen dragged the pot.
With 13,000 in the middle and the flop reading , Joseph Serock in the small blind bet out 8,000 chips; Trond Erik Eidsvig in the big blind calls.
They checked down the turn and river and Serock took the pot with . Trond slammed down and laughed knowing that possibly a 250,000 chip pot was going his way had a spade hit the turn or river!