The two players are taking a break.
We would like to tell you how long exactly, but this is how the Tournament Director announced it, "the players are taking a short break and we will see you in 5, 10, 15 or 20 minutes!"
The two players are taking a break.
We would like to tell you how long exactly, but this is how the Tournament Director announced it, "the players are taking a short break and we will see you in 5, 10, 15 or 20 minutes!"
Ernst Schmejkal limped, Ayaz Mahmood raised to 460,000 total, and Schmejkal called.
The flop came . Both checked. The turn was the . Mahmood bet 350,000, and Schmejkal called. The river was the . This time Mahmood bet 750,000, and after a bit of thought Schmejkal called again.
"Jacks," said Mahmood, turning over . Schmejkal flipped over for the better pair, and took the pot.
Schmejkal now has 4.925 million to Mahmood's 2.725 million.
Ernst Schmejkal open-jammed for his last 1,560,000 from the button and was instantly called by Ayaz Mahmood from the big blind.
Schmejkal:
Mahmood:
The flop kept Mahmood in the lead, and after the landed on the turn, it seemed certin that the first match would go to Mahmood.
Unfortunately someone wanted the torture to continue as the spiked on the river to see Schmejkal double through to 3,120,000 as Mahmood slipped back down to 4,560,000 in chips.
Since those two back-to-back all-in hands, we've seen a couple more all-in bets and folds. After hours of dramaless poker, we're suddenly witnessing a rapid sequence of excitement here in the early morning.
What's that...? Sounds like another all-in bet. Stay tuned.
Ayaz Mahmood made it 460,000 from the button only to have Ernst Schmejkal move all in from the big blind. Mahmood called for his last 3,220,000 and we were off to a showdown.
Schmejkal:
Mahmood:
The board ran out to see Mahmood double through to 6,440,000 as Schmejkal slips to just 1,240,000 in chips.
Ernst Schmejkal limped from the button, and Ayaz Mahmood raised to 560,000. Schmejkal announced he was all in, and Mahmood called.
Schmejkal
Mahmood
Just the second time all night we've seen a player at risk this way, and it was Schmejkal again. But the board went , and Schmejkal survived. He's back in the lead with 4.38 million to Mahmood's 3.3 million.
Ayaz Mahmood -- 5.25 million
Ernst Schmejkal -- 2.43 million
Ernst Schmejkal made it 325,000 to go from the button and Ayaz Mahmood made the call from the big blnd.
The flop was checked through to see the fall on the turn and Mahmood fire out 550,000. Schmejkal called and when the river landed the both players checked.
Mahmood tabled his (X) to take down the pot as Schmejkal flashed what appeared to be two diamonds to see Mahmood collect the pot.
Ernst Schmejkal opened to 325,000 from the button and Ayaz Mahmood made the call to see a flop fall and checks follow from both players.
The turn of the found Mahmood firing out a 325,000-chip bet with Schmejkal making the call as the spiked on the river.
Both players checked and Schmejkal tabled his to collect the pot and move a little closer to Mahmood.
Ernst Schmejkal raised to 325,000 from the button, and Ayaz Mahmood called.
Both checked the flop. The turn brought the . Mahmood checked, Schmejkal bet 300,000, and Mahmood folded.
Schmejkal maintains his lead with 4.175 million to Mahmood's 3.505 million.