Stephen Chidwick raised the button, and Ylon Schwartz defended his big blind to go heads-up.
The flop came , and Schwartz check-raised. Chidwick bet-called, then called another of Schwartz's bets on the turn. The river paired the board with the , and Schwartz had already bet in the dark, leaving just 15,000 behind once again. Chidwick tanked and called.
Schwartz showed down , and his full house was plenty good. It's a big pot for Schwartz, and it bumps him back ahead of his opponent in that pot.
Chidwick went on to lose the next hand as well. After three-betting preflop and losing one small bet thereafter in that hand, he's slipped back to the short stack with 470,000.
Even in limit poker — maybe especially in limit poker — things change quickly.
In the last hand of Stud Hi/Lo, Elior Sion completed with the and received a call from Robby Rasmussen, who was showing the . Sion proceeded to bet the turn, Rasmussen called, and then the latter bet after the former checked fifth.
Sion called the bet and then check-called bets on both sixth and seventh.
Schwartz checked on fourth, and Rasmussen made the first bet. Chiu raised it, though, and Schwartz check-raised to three bets. Rasmussen tank-folded. Chiu took a look over to see what Schwartz had left in front of him, and it was 260,000 total. With that, Chiu called.
Chiu called bets on fifth and sixth, and Schwartz's dark bet on seventh left him with just 20,000 behind. Chiu paid it off.
Chiu: /
Schwartz: /
Schwartz's jacks up earned him the high half of the pot, but Chiu's low kept him from getting the full thing. Another split pot, and this match has reached something of a stalemate this level.
In the last 15 minutes, less than five hands have been played. Most were fairly small, while the two big ones ended up being chopped in Stud Hi/Lo. The good news is the blinds and limits are going up, which ought to force the action.
Elior Sion completed with the , and Stephen Chidwick came along with the showing.
Sion: (x-x) / / (x)
Chidwick: (x-x) / / (x)
Sion led the betting all the way through sixth street with Chidwick calling. Sion took a long sniff at his river card and checked, though, and Chidwick went ahead and put the bet into the middle. Sion tank-called.
Chidwick showed / , and the two pair allowed him to drag the hefty pot. With it comes a boost up over the million mark, and his persistance has brought him all the way back into contention for the bracelet.
Elior Sion completed with an and then called a raise from Robby Rasmussen. From there, Sion check-called a bet on the turn before taking the lead and firing on fifth. Rasmussen called and then retook the lead on sixth, which inspired him to bet. After a call, Rasmussen check-called a bet on seventh only to muck when Sion rolled over a 6-5-4-3-A low.
Elior Sion completed with an up, and Robby Rasmussen defended his bring-in with a in the door.
Sion: (x-x) / / (x)
Rasmussen: (x-x) / / (x)
Sion went ahead and barreled all the way through seventh street, and Rasmussen matched the bet each time. Each time, though, the call came a bit more slowly, and Rasmussen agonized over his river call for a good while.
When his opponent did finally call, Sion announced his eighty-seven. He showed / , and that gets the job done.
With that pot, Sion has just pipped into the chip lead, though the top two stacks are essentially even right now.
Robby Rasmussen raised under the gun and received calls from David Chiu, Ylon Schwartz and Elior Sion. The saw Schwartz lead out from the small blind, Sion fold, Rasmussen call, and Chiu get out of the way.
The turn saw Rasmussen call a bet from Schwartz, which he followed up with a bet when his opponent checked the river.
Schwartz looked pained at the decision as he mumbled aloud. "I call," he finally said in a tone as if he knew he was beat. Sure enough, he was as Rasmussen rolled over for Broadway.
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, and Schwartz check-raised. Chidwick bet-called, then called another of Schwartz's bets on the 
turn. The river paired the board with the 
, and Schwartz had already bet in the dark, leaving just 15,000 behind once again. Chidwick tanked and called.
, and his full house was plenty good. It's a big pot for Schwartz, and it bumps him back ahead of his opponent in that pot.
and received a call from Robby Rasmussen, who was showing the 
. Sion proceeded to bet the turn, Rasmussen called, and then the latter bet after the former checked fifth.
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muck
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, and Stephen Chidwick came along with the 
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and then called a raise from Robby Rasmussen. From there, Sion check-called a bet on the turn before taking the lead and firing on fifth. Rasmussen called and then retook the lead on sixth, which inspired him to bet. After a call, Rasmussen check-called a bet on seventh only to muck when Sion rolled over a 6-5-4-3-A low.
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in the door.
saw Schwartz lead out from the small blind, Sion fold, Rasmussen call, and Chiu get out of the way.
