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Mike Chow raised, and Dan Heimiller called, then bet out after the 
flop. Chow called to see the 
turn. Same action, Heimiller bet, and Chow called. The river was the 
, and Heimiller gave up. Chow checked behind, and Dan tabled 
, hoping his low was good. But Chow showed 
to win the whole pot.
With only 18 big bets between them now, each pot is a substantial portion of their stacks. Two scoops in a row could be all it takes to put someone on the ropes.
Back from the last break we've had two scoops, but each player has been the beneficiary of one so there hasn't been much change in the stack sizes. First Dan Heimiller turned a club flush on a board with no low and got Michael Chow to pay off his river bet. Then a few hands later, Chow made two pair against Heimiller's one pair to claw back some of the chips.
Level: 29
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 0
The players have reached another break. Back in a few.
They weren't big pots, but the rail will take whatever they can get. While Dan Heimiller has a friend or two watching quietly, Michael Chow has a big posse cheering him on, and they got really excited about these two pots.
Heimiller raised preflop, and Chow called. After the 
flop, Chow check-called a bet. Then they checked down the 
turn and river. Heimiller could only show ace-king high, so Chow's pair of deuces were good enough to scoop.
A few hands later, Chow raised, and Heimiller called. Dan checked the 
flop, and Chow bet. Heimiller called, and check-called again after the turn. The river brought the 
, and Heimiller checked again. Chow paused and decided to check behind. He showed down 
and scooped the pot with ace high and the pair on the board and an a-4 low. That sent him into break with some energy.
We haven't seen many bluffs shown today but Michael Chow just showed what was, at best, a very weak hand. Chow raiseed the button pre-flop and was called by Dan Heimiller. Heimiller bet the 
flop and the 
turn. The turn is here Chow sprung a trap and raised Heimiller. Heimiller called, then check-folded a 
river.
"I bluffed you one tim," said Chow. He flashed 
, a pair of tens.
Michael Chow is starting to show signs of fatigue. He recently asked a friend on the rail for some Advil. That was right before he played a raised pot with Dan Heimiller. Both players checked a 
flop. Heimiller was first to act on the turn. He checked, then raised after Chow bet. Chow called and called another bet on the 
river.
"Two pair and a live deuce," said Heimiller at showdown. He tabled 
. Chow checked his own cards again, nodded, and mucked.
On a 
flop, Mike Chow bet, and Heimiller called. Chow bet again on the turn, and Heimiller raised. Chow called to see the river, then check-called Heimiller's last bet. Dan turned over 
for an eight-high straight and a 7-6-5-4-3 low. Chow's 
was only good for the same low and a quarter of the pot.
The final two players -- Dan Heimiller and Michael Chow -- are at a total standstill now. Every pot that goes to showdown is chopped. The remaining pot, the ones that don't make it to showdown, are rarely seeing more than one bet on the flop. We're not sure what the Omaha Hi/Lo equivalent of a cooler is, but right now it seems like that's the only thing that's going to cause any headway in this match.
This heads-up match has us thinking. If you're looking for a great steak in Vegas, you go to Fix or Prime, or maybe Rare or Cut. When is a poker player going to open Chop? And if it's successful, what about a dessert cafe, Split?
Not that we're hungry or anything.
