Francois Balmigere Eliminated in 25th Place ($352,832)
The flop came
. Kopp led with a bet of 700,000, then Balmigere pushed all in for 2.785 million total. Begleiter folded, and Kopp went into the tank.After a minute, Kopp counted out the chips needed to call and stacked them in a single column. Finally he picked up the stack and set it down before him with a thump. The players' cards were revealed:
Kopp
Balmigere
The turn was the
, and Balmigere's jacks were still good. But the river brought the 
, giving Kopp the straight. Balmigere stood with a pained look for a moment, then shook hands with the others as he departed. Kopp is now up to 17.5 million.