Alexander Kostritsyn has the button. He completes the small blind and Seidel checks from the big blind. The flop is . Kostritsyn bets 90,000 and Seidel calls. The turn is the . Kostritsyn bets 225,000, Seidel folds, and Kostritsyn wins the pot.
Erik Seidel has the button. He raises to 175,000 and Kostritsyn calls. The flop is and both players check. The turn is the . Kostritsyn bets 275,000, Seidel folds, and Kostritsyn wins the pot.
In the first dozen or so hands of heads up play, it's Alexander Kostritsyn who has done the most damage. He took a nice chunk of Seidel's stack on the first hand of heads up. Then, he woke up with Aces (and they held up despite only winning a small pot). The young Russian appears to be more than holding his own against the savvy veteran.
Alexander Kostritsyn has the button. He completes the small blind and Erik Seidel checks from the big blind. The flop is . Seidel bets 75,000, Kostritsyn folds, and Seidel wins the pot.