From early position, Peder Mahle raised to 18,000. His neighbor Niko Kilpelainen shoved all in for about 95,000 and action folded back to Mahle. Mahle didn't hesitate and put in a giant tower of 5,000-chips to make the call.
Peder Mahle:
Niko Kilpelainen:
"Oh my god!" said someone at the table, in awe of the showdown.
The board was less eventful, coming . Kilpelainen made his exit, Mahle started stacking.
Reino Rasmussen stood on the rail and, with as big a smile as ever, told us what had happened.
After a player had opened and someone had called, Rasmussen found the perfect spot with in the small blind. He pushed his 5 big blinds to the middle and got called by the big blind, initial raiser and caller.
The flop came and some side action got underway. The big blind bet out and both players called. An off suit hit the turn and two checks later it was Rasmus Rasmussen (no relation) betting.
Just one player called. The river paired the board with a and the player that had check-called the bet on the turn, now lead out on the river. Rasmus Rasmussen shoved all in and received a call.
The bet-calling player showed for a straight, while Rasmus Rasmussen turned over for the nut flush.
Reino Rasmussen's looked bleak and the Danish regular made his exit from the tournament in a 600,000 pot. Rasmus Rasmussen now one of the biggest stacks in the tournament.
Jakob Linden shoved his last 35,500 in from the cutoff and both small blind Age Spets and big blind Patrick Coughlin. The two blinds checked down the board of and it was time for a 3-way showdown.
Jakob Linden showed his first and was already getting up. Age Spets tabled for the winner as
Patrick Coughlin mucked.