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Phil Collins |
Win Pre-Flop | Win Post-Flop | Win Post-Turn | |
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Starting Stack: 18,450,000 
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32.71 % | 43.23 % | 29.55 % | |
Pius Heinz |
Win Pre-Flop | Win Post-Flop | Win Post-Turn | |
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Starting Stack: 67,300,000 
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66.95 % | 55.56 % | 70.45 % | Winner! |
Outcome
Final table, five handed, with the blinds at 500,000 and 1,000,000 and a 150,000 ante, Heinz raised to 2,100,000 from under the gun, Collins went all-in from the big blind, Heinz called.
Analysis
Down to 18 big blinds, Collins elected to go after the most active and deep-stacked player at the table. Collins suspected his opponent might be splashing around, using the big stack to pick up pots in the five-handed match. Heinz had been doing plenty of that, but this time he held a medium pocket pair and enjoyed the hand-strength and substantial chip advantage to make an easy call. Collins caught a teaser of a flop that gave him an open ended straight draw. The turn took away his Ace as a viable out as Heinz nailed a set, but it also opened up the nut flush draw for Collins. Heinz managed to hold off the combination draw on the river, eliminating a dangerous and talented opponent in the process. Collins' 5th place finish was good for $2,269,599.