Hand 29: Vladimir Krastev raised from the button to 65,000 and Thomas Bichon quickly folded his small blind. Konstantinos Nanos three-bet to 175,000 from the big blind and almost instantly Krastev four-bet to 390,000.
Nanos tanked for quite a while before five-betting to 875,000 with about 1.6 million left behind.
Krastev took his time, but eventually he announced "All in."
"Call," Nanos snapped, and he tabled .
Krastev showed and he was in a lot of trouble in this pot worth over five million chips/75% of the chips in play.
The flop brought and Krastev was looking for running straight, flush or two-pair cards. On the turn the hit and Krastev picked up a flush draw.
"Never easy," Bichon smiled, as Nanos was over on the rail trying to keep his composure.
The river brought the and Nanos' pair of aces held up. The German celebrated loudly, kissed the WPT Champions trophy and sat back down to receive 2,480,000 chips from Krastev.
Hand 33: Thomas Bichon folded his button and Konstantinos Nanos opened for 65,000 from the small blind. Krastev folded his big blind.
Hand 34: Nanos opened the button for 60,000 and Krastev made it 200,000 from the small blind with about 500,000 behind. Thomas Bichon folded his big blind and Nanos folded as well after several minutes of tanking.
Hand 35: Krastev opened the button for 75,000 and Bichon made the call from the small blind. Both players checked the flop and on the turn. The completed the board and Bichon bet out 100,000. Krastev folded almost immediately.
Hand 36: Bichon opened to 60,000 from the button and Krastev called from the big blind. The flop came and Krastev checked. Bichon bet out 65,000 and Krastev called.
The turn came the and again Krastev checked. Bichon bet 130,000 this time and Krastev called.
Krastev check called another 175,000 on the river. Bichon showed for two pair, Krastev mucksed.
Krastev has just 280,000 left.
Hand 37: Nanos opened his button for 60,000. Bichon three bet to 160,000 from the big blind and Nanos called.
The flop came and Bichon checked. Nanos made a c-bet worth 185,000 and Bichon folded. Bichon asked "Can you beat AQ?". "... I had a very good hand, yes", Nanos replied.
Hand 39: Bichon folded his button and action was on Konstantinos Nanos in the small blind. He shoved all in and Krastev made the call for his last 240,000.
Hand 40: Konstantinos Nanos raised to 65,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand 41: Nanos received a walk.
Hand 42: A walk for Krastev.
Hand 43: Nanos raised to 60,000 and Bichon called from the big blind. The flop brought out and both players checked. The turn was the and Bichon bet 140,000 and he picked up the pot.
Hand 44: Bichon raised from the small blind to 90,000 and Nanos called from the big blind. The flop came down and Bichon check-called 95,000.
On the turn, the , and the river, the , the action was checked and Bichon won the hand with .
Hand 45: Konstantinos Nanos received a walk in his big blind.
Hand 46: Konstantinos Nanos opened for 60,000 from the button and both blinds folded.
Hand 47: Vladimir Krastev shoved from the button for 470,000 and Bichon asked for a count. The Frenchman eventually folded, and now the decision was on Nanos. The German thought for quite some time, before eventually calling.
Konstantinos Nanos:
Vladimir Krastev:
The flop came giving Krastev a gutshot to accompany the eights and aces he had as outs.
The on the turn was a blank but the on the river wasn't. Double up for Krastev!
Hand 48: Thomas Bichon raised to 80,000 from the button and Vladimir Krastev called from the big blind. The flop came down and both players checked. The turn was the and Krastev bet 100,000, Bichon called.
The river was the and Krastev bet 125,000, Bichon called. Krastev showed and he raked in this pot.
Hand 49: Konstantinos Nanos made it 80,000 on the button and Bichon in the big blind was the only caller.
Bichon check called a bet of 85,000 on and lead out 125,000 on the turn with 765,000 behind. Nanos thought for some time before making it 275,000. Bichon folded.
Hand 50: Bichon limped in from the small blind and Nanos raised it up to 110,000. Bichon limp re raised all in for 765,000 and Nanos folded after some tanking.
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and he was in a lot of trouble in this pot worth over five million chips/75% of the chips in play.
and Krastev was looking for running straight, flush or two-pair cards. On the turn the 
hit and Krastev picked up a flush draw.
and Nanos' pair of aces held up. The German celebrated loudly, kissed the WPT Champions trophy and sat back down to receive 2,480,000 chips from Krastev.
on the turn. The 
completed the board and Bichon bet out 100,000. Krastev folded almost immediately.
river. Bichon showed 
for two pair, Krastev mucksed.
and Bichon checked. Nanos made a c-bet worth 185,000 and Bichon folded. Bichon asked "Can you beat AQ?". "... I had a very good hand, yes", Nanos replied.
and Krastev doubled.
and Bichon bet 140,000 and he picked up the pot.
and Bichon check-called 95,000.
, the action was checked and Bichon won the hand with 
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and lead out 125,000 on the