button in SafariLiu Puts in a Massive Shove on Saaskilahti
Heads-up on a board of 5♠9♦5♣2♦, Lauri Saaskilahti bet 1,600,000 from middle position and Zhao Liu called in the hijack.
The river was the 4♠ and Saaskilahti paused for several minutes until he checked. Liu then moved all in.
Saaskilahti tanked for another few minutes as he considered the decision for his last 7,000,000. He took so long that other tables were already bagging up their chips, while this table still hadn't even begun their final four hands.
Christopher George eventually called the clock. "Really?" Saaskilahti said to him.
"It's probably the biggest pot of the tournament, and we're not going to miss any hands," Patrick Leonard added. Saaskilahti eventually folded, and Liu showed 9♠6♠ as he took the pot. Saaskilahti claimed he almost called him with king-high.