Level: 32
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 80,000
August 2019 Colorado Poker Championship
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 3
Zoller Pushes Wilkie Out of Pot
Level 31
: 60,000/120,000, 60,000 ante
Nate Zoller completed his option and saw Steve Wilkie raise to 420,000 from the big blind. Zoller called and the flop came 
.
Wilkie continued, firing 250,000 into the middle and Zoller shoved over the top of him.
Wilkie thought for about 30 seconds before asking to have the quarter-million pulled in to count the remainder he needed to call. He then found out he would need to call 1.76 million more if he wanted to have a shot at knocking out Zoller and winning the tournament.
After about 90 seconds more, he looked back at his cards. He then thought for another 90 seconds before folding 
face-up.
Zoller returned the favor, showing 
for an open-ended straight flush draw as the dealer sent him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,000,000
-1,970,000
|
-1,970,000 |
|
3,900,000
1,970,000
|
1,970,000 |
Wilkie Puts Zoller To the Test
Level 31
: 60,000/120,000, 60,000 ante
Nate Zoller raised to 360,000 from the small blind and Steve Wilkie defended. The flop fell 
and WIlkie checked. Zoller made a continuation-bet of 250,000 and Wilkie thought for about a minute before check-raising to 500,000. Zoller confirmed the amount and called.
The turn came 
and Wilkie announced he was all in. Zoller thought for a few moments and let his hand go, sighing in disbelief afterwards as he said he had folded 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,970,000
870,000
|
870,000 |
|
|
1,930,000
-870,000
|
-870,000 |
Zoller Wins a Few Small Ones
Level 31
: 60,000/120,000, 60,000 ante
Nate Zoller has won a few small pots in a row in similar fashion to the following hand: Zoller completed his small blind and Steve Wilkie checked his option. The flop came 
.
Wilkie checked and Zoller picked up 225,000 to bet, dropping chips into the pot. Wilkie's cards were in the muck before the chips hit the felt.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,100,000
-380,000
|
-380,000 |
|
|
2,800,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
Back and Forth
Level 31
: 60,000/120,000, 60,000 ante
Fifteen minutes of heads-up play has passed with a few small, back-and-forth pots with no change in stack sizes along the way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,480,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
2,420,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Play Resumes
Level 31
: 60,000/120,000, 60,000 ante
Nine minutes proved to be more than enough time away from the tables for Nate Zoller and Steve Wilkie as the two are back in their seats with the clock running and cards in play. Stay tuned to see who will come out on top as the heads-up battle continues.
Level: 31
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 60,000
Break
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 50,000 ante
The remaining two players are on a 15-minute break.
Wilkie Fires Two Barrels
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 50,000 ante
Steve Wilkie opened to 300,000 and was called by Nate Zoller, defending his big blind. The flop came 
and Zoller checked. Wilkie announced a continuation-bet of 500,000 and Zoller called. The turn fell 
and Zoller checked to Wilkie again. He announced another bet of 1 million.
Zoller thought for around a minute and decided to wait for another spot, leaving himself just shy of 2.4 million with which to play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,510,000
785,000
|
785,000 |
|
|
2,390,000
-785,000
|
-785,000 |
Wilkie Rivers a Flush
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 50,000 ante
Nate Zoller raised his small blind to 300,000 and Steve Wilkie defended. The flop came 
and Wilkie check-called a continuation-bet to 300,000 from Zoller.
The turn was and Wilkie checked again. Zoller announced another 300,000-chip bet. Wilkie called.
The river fell and Wilkie checked one last time. Zoller checked behind.
Upon checking back, Zoller showed 
for two pair and Wilkie tabled 
, having gotten there with his flush draw on the river to take down the pot and pull away with more than a 2:1 chip lead again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,725,000
875,000
|
875,000 |
|
|
3,175,000
-875,000
|
-875,000 |