On the second hand of the level, Vanessa Selbst opened to 200,000, and Dan Shak defended his big blind with a call.
The flop came , and Selbst continued out with the same 200,000 chips. Shak flatted, and the landed on the turn. Shak checked a second time, and Selbst checked it back to see the fill out the board. Shak now took the lead with a 500,000-chip bet of his own, and Selbst quickly called.
Shak turned over, um, just , and Selbst could only smirk at her opponent's quads. With that pot, Shak climbs back up over 7 million, leaving Selbst with 4.475 million.
Vanessa Selbst made it 200,000 to play on the button, but Dan Shak re-raised to 600,000 from the big blind. Selbst came back over the with a four-bet to 1,300,000 with Shak quickly calling.
The flop fell which Shak checked. Selbst bet 800,000, quickly hearing Shak shove with the bigger stack. An immediate all-in call from Selbst revealed , miles ahead of Shak's . The turn gave Shak a chance with a straight draw, but the river clinched it for Selbst.
Selbst is up to 8,730,000, leaving Shak with just 2,980,000.
Vanessa Selbst opened to 200,000 from the button and Dan Shak called to see a flop.
It came , and it went check-check to the turn. When Shak checked again, Selbst bet 100,000, and Shak made the call. The river was the , and it went check-check again.
Selbst called out, "Ace-high" with her ace-queen offsuit, and it was good enough to drag the pot.
Vanessa Selbst raised to 200,000 from the button, a story we've become used to. This time was different, though, and for only the second time in heads-up play, Dan Shak three-bet. He made it 600,000 straight, and Selbst folded without incident.
Dan Shak raised to 250,000 from the button, and Vanessa Selbst defended her blind with a call. The flop came , and Shak continued out with a bet of 300,000. Selbst said something as she shook her head around uncertainly, but she eventually released her cards and let Shak take it down.
Vanessa Selbst limped in from the button, and Dan Shak took a free flop in the big blind.
It came , and both players checked to the turn. Selbst bet 125,000 now, Shak called, and the filled out the board. When Shak checked one last time, Selbst made a final bet of 400,000, and Shak paid it off.
Selbst tabled for the backdoor flush, and it was good for the pot.
Selbst is closing in on the 10-million-chip mark, sitting with 9.895 million. Does Shak have a comeback in him?
Dan Shak limped into the pot, then called a raise to 300,000 from Vanessa Selbst.
The flop came , and Selbst continued out with 250,000 more chips. Shak called, his chips beginning to get critical now.
That brought them to the turn, and Selbst fired 400,000 at the pot. This time, Shak took pause for a long minute or so before surrendering, and Selbst is just about 1.5 million chips away from having them all.
Dan Shak shoved on the button for 1,185,000 and Vanessa Selbst called with . Shak tabled and needed help to survive.
The flop fell , leaving Selbst ahead. The turn was the , giving Shak the lead but also giving Selbst outs to a flush. It did not come, though, as the river was the to secure the double for Shak.
Selbst still holds the lead 9,320,000 to Shak's 2,390,000.
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, and Selbst continued out with the same 200,000 chips. Shak flatted, and the 
landed on the turn. Shak checked a second time, and Selbst checked it back to see the 
fill out the board. Shak now took the lead with a 500,000-chip bet of his own, and Selbst quickly called.
, and Selbst could only smirk at her opponent's quads. With that pot, Shak climbs back up over 7 million, leaving Selbst with 4.475 million.
. The 
turn gave Shak a chance with a straight draw, but the 
river clinched it for Selbst.
, and it went check-check to the 
, and it went check-check again.
, and Shak continued out with a bet of 300,000. Selbst said something as she shook her head around uncertainly, but she eventually released her cards and let Shak take it down.
, and both players checked to the 
turn. Selbst bet 125,000 now, Shak called, and the 
filled out the board. When Shak checked one last time, Selbst made a final bet of 400,000, and Shak paid it off.
for the backdoor flush, and it was good for the pot.
, and Selbst continued out with 250,000 more chips. Shak called, his chips beginning to get critical now.
turn, and Selbst fired 400,000 at the pot. This time, Shak took pause for a long minute or so before surrendering, and Selbst is just about 1.5 million chips away from having them all.
and needed help to survive.
, giving Shak the lead but also giving Selbst outs to a flush. It did not come, though, as the river was the 
to secure the double for Shak.