What a flop for perma-leader Ben Wilinofsky. It's given him an even more enormous stack and sent Vadzim Kursevich to the rail in a matter of seconds. Wilinofsky had called Kursevich's raise out of position (375,000) and checked the flop.
Kursevich bet 450,000 and Wilinovsky check-raised to 1,125,000. Kursevich re-checked his cards and the drawy board and decided to jam - he was called as soon as his chips started moving.
Kursevich showed for the tptk which was to prove fatal as Wilinovsky showed for the flopped straight. The turn and river changed nothing and we are heads up playing for the title!
There will now be a 60 minute recess for dinner before what we predict will be a very exciting heads up battle. We understand that our two remaining players have gone for sushi together. That's the kind of camaraderie we have here at the EPT.
We overheard the challenge laid down on the final to show one card whenever a pot is won (which gets to a flop or further). We all hope they're both going to go through with this...
"Are we just going to walk each other until one of us is all in on the big blind?"
"That's the plan."
So far we don't know if they're doing the 'show one' thing or not - there hasn't been the merest hint of a face-up card.
Max Heinzelmann took his turn raising the standard 320,000 button raise to 845,000. Ben Wilinofsky called. Both players checked the flop. The turn saw Heinzelmann state, "Seven hundred," and Wilinofsky reply, "Don't bother," conceding the pot.
Max Heinzelmann opened to 320,000 from the button/small blind and Ben Wilinofsky called in the big blind.
"Definitely a hand I can see a flop with," said the Canadian.
Both the players checked the flop before Wilinofsky fired out 210,000 on the turn which Heinzelmann made the call. The river was the , a certified blank and Wilinofsky checked, Heinzelmann quickly said, "400,000," and that was enough to get his opponent to fold
Ben Wilinofsky made it 320,000 on the button and Max Heinzelmann made the call to see a flop. Heinzelmann check-called a bet of 420,000 before both checked the 8s turn.
On the river Heinzelmann quickly bet 1.2 million and Wilinofsky thought for about a minute before making the call. The German turned over for two pair and that was good enough for the pot as Wilinofsky slid his hole cards across into the muck.
Heinzelmann has the momentum and is gaining ground.
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flop.
for the tptk which was to prove fatal as Wilinovsky showed 
for the flopped straight. The turn and river 
. Wilinofsky led out 975,000 and took the second bigger-than-1.5-bb pot.
flop. The 
flop before Wilinofsky fired out 210,000 on the 
turn which Heinzelmann made the call. The river was the 
, a certified blank and Wilinofsky checked, Heinzelmann quickly said, "400,000," and that was enough to get his opponent to fold
flop. Heinzelmann check-called a bet of 420,000 before both checked the 8s turn.
river Heinzelmann quickly bet 1.2 million and Wilinofsky thought for about a minute before making the call. The German turned over 
for two pair and that was good enough for the pot as Wilinofsky slid his hole cards across into the muck.