Kevin Eyster just dodged the deck to even up his match against Jake Schwartz, fading flush and straight draws on two streets to win a huge pot.
The flop came to give Schwartz a huge drawing hand with his . Eyster held just the bottom pair and no kicker with his , but in heads-up play any pair on the flop is considered to be a strong holding.
The money went in and Schwartz could hit any five, eight, nine or diamond to take it on the turn, but the improved Eyster's hand and not his.
When the missed him entirely on the river, the pot and the game went to Eyster, who moved to 1-1 in this best of three heads-up contest.
Christian Harder raised to 1,200 after Torrey Korsog bet 400 on a board of . Korsog made the call, and the river was a . Korsog check-called 3,000, and Harder showed him for a straight. Stacks are about even now.
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Matt Stout Has Advanced to the Next Round
With the board reading and facing a 0-1 hole in his match against Matt Stout, Scott Baumstein needed to make a move, and boy did he ever.
Baumstein held the and bet out for 1,250, only to see Stout respond with a raise to 3,400. After a lengthy tank to assess the spot he had put himself in, Baumstein decided to make his stand and he shoved all in. Stout snapped him off with the for a turned two pair, and when the board brought a brick on the river, he advanced to the Round of 32 to compete against either Joe Tracy or Shankar Pillai.
Mike Vela pushed all in for 6,600 on a flop of . William Punzo debated for a bit before calling with . A hit the turn, giving him the lead, and he was poised to tie the series 1-1. A river four-flushed the board though, and Vela held the only club.
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to give Schwartz a huge drawing hand with his 
. Eyster held just the bottom pair and no kicker with his 
, but in heads-up play any pair on the flop is considered to be a strong holding.
improved Eyster's hand and not his.
missed him entirely on the river, the pot and the game went to Eyster, who moved to 1-1 in this best of three heads-up contest.
. Korsog check-called 3,000, and Harder showed him 
and facing a 0-1 hole in his match against Matt Stout, Scott Baumstein needed to make a move, and boy did he ever.
and bet out for 1,250, only to see Stout respond with a raise to 3,400. After a lengthy tank to assess the spot he had put himself in, Baumstein decided to make his stand and he shoved all in. Stout snapped him off with the 
for a turned two pair, and when the board brought a brick on the river, he advanced to the Round of 32 to compete against either Joe Tracy or Shankar Pillai.
. William Punzo debated for a bit before calling with 
. A 
hit the turn, giving him the lead, and he was poised to tie the series 1-1. A 
river four-flushed the board though, and Vela held the only club.
