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  The man they called "the Stamp" picked up his name in an innocent enough way - he made his living as a stamp buyer before he turned to pro level poker as a profession. Christian Grundtvig, from Denmark, was among the final four players at the Prix de Paris during the sixth season of the World Poker Tour, being held at the Aviation Club in Paris, and he was threatening to stamp out a few of his opponents.



  Christian was a rock of a player so far, hardly being involved in a pot at all unless he had a hand. No bluffing to speak of, so when he raised to 80k euros in this hand, the table paid attention. He had the "snowmen", wired eights, and he liked his:






... enough to play.



  Finnish player Thomas Wahlroos wanted to play this hand as well, with his:






... and made the call. It was on to the first three cards.



  The flop came down:







... and both players elected to check to the turn.



  The turn came:





... and now Thomas decided to get frisky. He lead out with a bet of 75k in tourney chips and plaques. Christian didn't belive him, suspicious of the call and check before a three, and a bet with a three.



  The river came:





... improving neither hand, and Thomas decided to fire a second bullet. He picked up two handfuls of plaques and pushed them forward. Christian thought about it a bit, and figured he was full of hot air. He made the call and took down a 750k pot.