Pires Picks Off Big Bluff
Level 30
: 1,500,000/3,000,000, 350,000 ante
In the first significant hand of heads up play Eduardo Pires raised to 6,000,000 preflop, and Lukas "rustyhusky" Hafner called. The flop came down 
, and Hafner checked to Pires, who continued for three million. Hafner check raised to 11 million, Pires called, and the 
hit the turn.
Hafner continued the aggression with a bet of 18,890,000, and Pires called once again to see the 
complete the board. Hafner fired once again, 22,900,000 and change this time, and Pires looked him up one more time.
Hafner showed just 
for a busted straight, and Pires rolled over 
to take a big lead in this heads up battle.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
196,857,405
58,999,799
|
58,999,799 |
|
75,245,971
-43,330,687
|
-43,330,687 |