The table folded around to the blinds where Norbert Ludger and Nacho Barbero saw a cheap flop.
It came , and both men checked. The on fourth street drew another check from Ludger, and he called a Barbero bet of 60,000. The last card off was the , and Ludger passed again. Barbero took his time contemplating before making a final bet of 160,000. Ludger folded, flashing the as he sent his cards into the muck.
Nicolas Cardyn made it 90,000 to go from the hijack and Roman Suarez moved all in for 256,000 from the small blind. Cardyn called, putting Suarez's tournament life on the line.
Suarez:
Cardyn:
The board fell a safe for Suaraz, moving him back over 10 big blinds.
Despite coming into the final table with the chip lead, Norbert Ludger has been nearly invisible to this point. He has yet to see a flop, raise a hand, or even say a word.
All that aside, he still is sitting with around 1,500,000 and has the chip lead.