Mickey Doft
Norbert Ludger called from the cutoff, Andres Korn called from the small blind, and Nicolas Cardyn check his option.
The flop came down and it was checked to Cardyn. He bet 110,000 and was only called by Ludger. The turn brought the and Cardyn bet 330,000. Again Ludger called, delivering the on the river.
Cardyn deliberately counted out his stack, moving all in. Ludger folded pretty quickly, sending the big pot Cardyn's way.
Mickey DoftNorbert Ludger - 4th Place
Nicolas Cardyn raised to 160,000 in the cutoff. He was called by Norbert Ludger on the button and Andres Korn in the big blind.
The flop was checked to Ludger and he bet 400,000. Korn folded and Cardyn made the call, landing the on the turn. Cardyn checked it to Ludger and he went all in for 910,000. Cardyn thought it through carefully and opted to call. The hands were:
Ludger:
Cardyn:
The river was the and Ludger was out, busting in fourth place.
Nicolas Cardyn is going strong with over 3,600,000.
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Andres Korn - 3rd Place
From the button, Andres Korn moved all in for 950,000 total. Ludger folded his small blind, but Nacho Barbero didn't waste too much time making the call with the covering stack. Korn was officially at risk, and the showdown would not be good news for him:
Korn:
Barbero:
It was about as bad as it gets for the at-risk player, all in and dominated. The dealer wouldn't bail him out either; the board ran out , and that was of no help whatsoever.
With that, Andres Korn becomes our third-place finisher. He'll officially earn $99,020 for his work this week, his bid for the trophy coming up just two positions short.
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Nacho Barbero opened to 230,000 from the button, and Nicolas Cardyn moved all in for 1,520,000. Barbero thought it over for about a minute or so before making the call with a chance to end the tournament right here. Cards up, gents:
Barbero:
Cardyn:
Cardyn was at risk but ahead, and the dealer would do her part to ensure his survival. She ran out a board of , and that secures a big double up for Cardyn.
Check out these chip counts after that hand:
Cardyn - 3.04 million
Barbero - 3.1 million
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Nicolas Cardyn opened to 220,000 from the button, and Nacho Barbero three-bet him for the first time in this heads-up duel. He made it 600,000 straight, and Cardyn tanked and called.
With well over 1 million already in the pot, the two men saw a flop of . Barbero was first to speak, and he continued the aggression with a leverage bet of 500,000. After about a minute of tank time, Cardyn announced an all in, and Barbero quickly made the call for his own tournament life, committing his final 2.01 million chips to the pot.
Showdown
Barbero:
Cardyn:
Barbero was well ahead with his two pair, and Cardyn was drawing dead to two running cards. The turn satisfied the first half of the runner-runner equation, giving Cardyn a few outs to fill in his open-ended straight draw.
The crowd pressed in toward the ropes as the two respective cheering sections yelled for the cards they wanted to see. Those cheering for the were happy after the river, as that rag filled out the board to lock up the monstrous pot for Barbero.
That pulls the Team PokerStars Pro into a commanding chip lead once again:
, hitting Zapiello strong. The 
on the turn changed nothing, but the 
landed on the river making a straight for Ludger.
and it was checked to Cardyn. He bet 110,000 and was only called by Ludger. The turn brought the 
and Cardyn bet 330,000. Again Ludger called, delivering the 
on the river.
flop was checked to Ludger and he bet 400,000. Korn folded and Cardyn made the call, landing the 
on the turn. Cardyn checked it to Ludger and he went all in for 910,000. Cardyn thought it through carefully and opted to call. The hands were:
against Nicolas Cardyn's 
.
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fell on the turn. Nicolas checked, Nacho bet 80,000, and Nicolas called.
river brought similar action, this time with Nicolas check-calling 160,000. Nacho showed 
, and that secures a big double up for Cardyn.
