Kogel Wins Kings vs. Aces in 3.4 Million Chip Pot

Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

In a hand relayed to PokerNews just after the fact, Nathanael Kogel opened to 50,000 and Rigoberto Rodriguez raised to 200,000. Kogel four-bet to 500,000 and Rodriguez went all in, covering Kogel. Rodriguez snap-called.
Nathanael Kogel:
Rigoberto Rodriguez:
The flop came but a
shocked the table on the turn.
A came on the river and Kogel could thank his lucky stars as his chip stack ballooned to 3,400,000.
Rodriguez, meanwhile, was left with around 550,000 behind.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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3,400,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
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550,000
-1,050,000
|
-1,050,000 |