Obrestad and Malherbe Chop 1.7 Million-Chip Pot
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Alex Livingston opened with a raise to 22,000 from middle position. In the next seat, Jean-Yves Malherbe reraised to a total of 49,000. Action folded around to Yevgeniy Timoshenko who was on the button. He cold four-bet to 114,000. Next to act was Annette Obrestad and she five-bet to a total of 270,000 from the small blind. Action folded around to Livingston who folded. Malherbe decided to move all in for a total of 801,000. Timoshenko quickly folded but after only a few seconds Obrestad called and the hands were tabled.
Obrestad: 
Malherbe:
Both players were holding pocket kings and they would chop the pot unless a four flush came down, but the board ran out 
and both players were able to chop the giant pot with the same hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,206,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
||
|
1,112,000
-127,000
|
-127,000 |
|
878,000
54,000
|
54,000 |