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Hank Czarnecki opened for a raise and action passed to Daniel Lowery in the big blind. Lowery shoved and Czarnecki called. The hands were turned up and they were off to the races.
Czarnecki: 
Lowery: 
The flop came 
which gave Czarnecki a flush draw and two overs for the win. But the board finished 
and Czarnecki's day was done.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,100,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
1,575,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
|
||
|
880,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
From the button, Ron Segni raised to 90,000, and Daniel Lowery flatted from the small blind. In the big, though, Bryan Schultz wanted to play for more, and he squeezed in a reraise to 275,000 total. That folded Segni withouth incident, but Lowery came along with another call to proceed heads-up.
The two men checked through the 
flop and the 
turn, and the 
filled out the board on the river. Lowery took his cue to bet 350,000, and Schultz called rather quickly, turning up 
. Lowery couldn't beat it, and he mucked to send a good chunk of chips over to his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,350,000
-750,000
|
-750,000 |
|
|
2,325,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
|
||
From the button, Bryan Schultz opened to 100,000, and Ron Segni called from the small blind. It'd end up being the final hand of his day.
The flop brought 
and a pair of checks, and the 
hit fourth street. When it did, Segni shoved in for just less than 400,000 total, and Schultz made the quick call with a chance at the knockout.
Showdown
Schultz: 
Segni: 
Segni was on the flush draw, and he needed to find a heart that didn't pair the board in order to stick around. He only had one card to come, though, and the river was too little, too late.
Unable to catch up, the start-of-day chip leader has been sent to the exit in third place. He'll earn himself a consolation prize of more than $50,000, a fine reward for a strong showing here this week.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
The two men have stepped away for a quick break to grab a drink and talk some business. We'll be right back with the final showdown, and the battle will stack up thusly:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,850,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
2,700,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
|
||
Our two remaining players have returned to the felt, and the cards have gone flying again.
Level: 32
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
The two men have just decided among themselves that they'd rather not play an incredibly deep-stacked heads-up battle right now. They asked for permission to increase the blinds, and they were told they can pretty much do whatever they wish in that regard. They were cautioned, however, that there is to be no chip dumping.
They've settled on playing 50,000/100,000 with a 10,000-chip ante, skipping three full levels on the structure.
I believe we here at PokerNews have a new pair of favorite players!
Daniel Lowery controlled the early orbits of this heads-up duel, allowing him to grow his chip lead a bit. But Bryan Schultz has fought back.
From the button, Lowery raised to 225,000, and Schultz three-bet shoved. Lowery folded quickly.
On the next hand, it was Schultz opening to 225,000, and Lowery came along with the call. The flop came 
, and Schultz's 300,000-chip continuation bet was matched quickly. That brought them to the 
river, and Lowery checked again. Shultz announced his all in once again, and Lowery considered for a moment this time before surrendering.
That brings the match pretty much back to where it began once again.
Daniel Lowery raised to 250,000 from the button, and he and Bryan Schultz took a 
flop. It went check-check, and the landed on fourth street. Now Schultz led out with 250,000, and Lowery wasted no time matching the bet. The river came the 
, and now Schultz slowed back down with another check. That was Lowery's cue to bet 250,000 of his own chips, and it won him the pot with no showdown.
That loss knocked Schultz down to about 2.2 million, but he'd get it right back on the next hand. Now it was he opening to 225,000 from his button, and Lowery defended to see the 
flop. Schultz continued out with 300,000, and Lowery nearly beat him into the pot, check-calling to go to the 
turn. Lowery checked again, and Schultz loaded up and fired another 600,000 at the pot, leaving about a million behind. He got a bit of a stare from across the table, but Lowery could not call. He surrendered, and the duel is back to where it began once again.
