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Ayaz Mahmood opened to 185,000 from the button only to have Ernst Schmejkal three-bet to 500,000.
Mahmood made the call to see the 
flop fall and Schmejkal fired out 400,000.
Making the call, Mahmood checked behind the 
on the turn and 
on the river only to table his 
to take down the pot and climb to 4,710,000 as Schmejkal slips to 2,970,000
After winning a few small-to-medium pots, Ayaz Mahmood has snuck back into the chip lead after having been crippled by Ernst Schmejkal about 45 minutes ago.
Mahmood now has 3.95 million to Schmejkal's 3.73 million.
Ernst Schmejkal opened for a min-raise of 120,000 and Ayaz Mahmood made the call to see a 
flop fall.
Mahmood check-called a 120,000-chip bet from Schmejkal before the and 
was checked on the turn and river.
Mahmood tabled his 
for a pair of nines to take down the pot.
Ernst Schmejkal raised to 120,000, and Ayaz Mahmood called.
The flop came 
. Mahmood checked, and Schmejkal bet 110,000. Mahmood then promptly -- he almost always acts promptly -- check-raised to 410,000.
Schmejkal then repopped it to 800,000 total, and when Mahmood quickly announced he was all in, Schmejkal instantly folded his hand.
Mahmood moves back up to 3.18 million, while Schmejkal slips to 4.5 million.
Ayaz Mahmood opened with a raise to 150,000, Ernst Schmejkal reraised to 425,000, and Mahmood called.
The flop came 
. Schmejkal bet 375,000, and Mahmood got out.
Schmejkal - 6.13 million
Mahmood - 1.55 million
Ernst Schmejkal opened for a min-raise to 120,000 and Ayaz Mahmood made the call.
Both players checked down the 
board to see Schmejkal table his 
for just ace-high, but also the pot.
Ayaz Mahmood raised to 185,000 from the button, and Ernst Schmejkal called. The flop came 
, and both checked. The turn was the 
. Mahmood bet 200,000, and Schmejkal called.
The river was the 
, and both checked. "Nine-high," said Schmejkal, tabling 
for a busted straight draw. Mahmood flipped over for eights and sixes, and took the pot.
Level: 16
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 0
Ernst Schmejkal limped in and Ayaz Mahmood moved all in for 830,000 with Schmejkal instantly making the call.
Mahmood: 
Schmejkal: 
The board ran out 
to give Mahmood the double to 1,660,000 as Schmejkal slips down to 6,020,000 in chips.
Since that huge hand in which Ernst Schmejkal took most of Ayaz Mahmood's chips, we've seen a sequence of raise-and-fold hands, or hands proceeding to the flop (but no further) with small pots being won. Schmejkal did reraise all in once before the flop (prompting a fold from Mahmood), and another time Mahmood open-raised all in, but Schmejkal didn't bite.
Schmejkal - 6.75 million
Mahmood - 930,000
