Chris Rossiter Eliminated in 9th Place (€125,000)
Tulchinskiy released, but Mikkelsen asked for an exact count and then took what we can charitably call a flyer and put another one million chips into the pot.
Rossiter:
Mikkelsen:
There was some tittering from the gallery when Mikkelsen opened his hand, but the hand was far from a lock for Rossiter. In fact, Mikkelsen's supporters cheered loudly when the window card was the , only to boo loudly when the dealer spread the and the as well. Mikkelsen asked for the on the turn (to keep things interesting) but instead got the -- an interesting card in its own right. Rossiter needed to dodge a six, seven or eight on the river but couldn't do it. The fell to make an eight-high straight for Mikkelsen.
With that card, Rossiter left the feature table in ninth place, collecting €125,000. We're done for the night.