Kotelnikov First Over 20 Million
Level 41
: 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Andrey Kotelnikov limped from the small blind before he called a raise to 1,496,000 by "MK-Ultra" in the big blind.
Kotelnikov check-called a bet of 800,000 after the 
landed on the flop and the 
came on the turn to put three spades on the board.
"MK-Ultra" bet 2,576,000 after the action was checked to him and once again got a call.
The 
completed the board on the river. Kotelnikov check-called a bet of 3,400,000 by "MK-Ultra".
"MK-Ultra" held 
for top pair but lost a big pot to Kotelnikov who held 
for two pair.
Kotelnikov became the first player to surpass 20 million in chips at the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,100,000 | 4,421,856 |
|
8,247,680 | -8,317,000 |
|
7,434,308 | -955,000 |
|
6,587,054 | -4,971,568 |
|
4,681,208 | 3,841,840 |