Eoghan O'Dea raised all in for 2.3 million. Martin Staszko thought about it for a little bit from the small blind and then raised to five million. Everyone else folded.
Staszko:
O'Dea:
The flop came down before the landed on the turn. The on the river ended the hand and O'Dea;s tournament, shipping him out the door in sixth place for $1,720,831.
Martin Staszko had the button. Pius Heinz raised to 2.1 million under the gun, and the table folded around to the big blind. Phil Collins was the last one to act, and shoved all in for 18.3 million. When it came back around to the German, he took about a minute to make sure, then called with his monster stack to put Collins at risk for his tournament life. Cards up, gents.
Showdown
Heinz:
Collins:
Collins needed some help, and the flop was a fine start. He was still behind, but he flopped the open ender to add eight outs to his repertoire.
Turn:
That's quite a turn card, giving Heinz the set but adding even more outs for Collins. His ace was dead now, but he was looking for any three, eight, or diamond to bink another double.
River:
That's close but no cigar, and it's the end of the road for Collins. He receives a pay bump up over $2 million, a fine consolation prize for a remarkable Main Event run.
As he walked out the door, Collins was serenaded one last time by his cheering section. "Oh, Phil."
Pius Heinz had the button. Ben Lamb completed from the small blind, and Martin Staszko took a free flop from the big.
They checked through the , and Lamb led out with 1.3 million when the turn paired the board. Staszko called. That led them to the river , and Lamb checked again. Staszko checked it back, and Lamb's was good enough to earn him the pot.
Ben Lamb opened to 2.15 million, and Pius Heinz defended his big blind to go heads up. The dealer flopped , and Heinz knocked the table. Lamb continued out with a bet of 2.3 million, and Heinz looked like he was stacking up raising chips. He slid out a bunch of reds and beiges totaling 5.7 million, and Lamb quickly forfeited.