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 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 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 25: Konstantinos Nanos raised to 65,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand 26: Vladimir Krastev opened for 65,000 and Thomas Bichon made it 165,000. Konstantinos Nanos cold four bet to 395,000 and both Krastev and Bichon folded.
Hand 27: Thomas Bichon made it 60,000 and everyone folded.
Hand 28: Vladimir Krastev opened for 75,000 from the small blind. Thomas Bichon in the big blind made the call.
The flop came and Krastev continued for 55,000. Bichon made the call in position.
The fell on the turn and both players checked. on the river and Krastev bet 250.000. Bichon folded.
Hand 19: Vladimir Krastev opened the cutoff for 50,000 and Freund in the big blind made the call. The flop came and both players checked.
The fell on the turn and Freund bet out 145,000. Krastev folded to the big bet.
Hand 20: Andreas Freund opened the small blind for 128,000. Krastev folded his big blind and Freund won another hand.
Hand 21: Nanos opened to 50,000 under the gun and everyone folded.
Hand 22: Freund opened to 48,000 under the gun and Bichon three bet to 120,000 from the small blind. Nanos folded his the big and Freund shoved all in.
Bichon made the call for his last 547,000.
Bichon:
Freund: .
The board came and Bichon doubled up.
Hand 23: Krastev opened under the gun for 50,000 and won the blinds and antes.