With the betting folded around to the button, Sami Kelopuro decided to put some of his new chips to use, sliding out a raise to 50,000. The small blind called, but Alex Fitzgerald was not so easily pacified; he moved all in for right at 500,000 from the big blind. Kelopuro took his time to consider before making the call, putting a huge pot up for grabs as the small blind ducked out of the way.
Showdown:
Kelopuro:
Fitzgerald:
As the two players stood to await the result, Kelopuro (wearing his Coinflip shirt) muttered, "Flipping for like 400K in equity..."
Right in the door came the , ending in the board reading . Fitzgerald makes his winning pair of kings, earning a huge double-up, now just tipping over the 1,000,000-chip mark!