The Cutoff Given the Finger
We just got news of the biggest pot of the tournament, thanks to Martin Finger spilling all the details to our German PokerStars Blog colleague.
The player in the cutoff opened, and Martin Finger made it 13,000 from the button holding 
. Both blinds folded, but Finger's opponent wasn't willing to let go of his hand so easily. The cutoff four bet to 39,000 and Finger made the call in position.
The flop came 
and the cutoff bet out 40,000. Finger made the call.
The 
fell on the turn and Finger's opponent pushed all in for 140,000. Finger made the call for his tournament life holding... . Finger had his remaining 104,300 in the middle, but would soon get those all back times two, as his opponent had 
. The river came the 
and Finger doubled to the absolute chip lead.
The German High Stakes player won the EPT Prague a couple of seasons ago, and also already has a Super High Roller title under his belt.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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390,000
123,000
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123,000 |
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