Taking a page of out of the Cobra Kai handbook (Strike first. Strike hard. No mercy!), Schreiber started out using Selbst's aggressive playing style against her. He won two quick pots from her and increased his stack to 1.78M. Selbst slipped to 780K.
On Hand #1, Selbst opened up for a 30K raise. Schreiber re-raised 55K. Selbst popped him back for 150K. Schreiber moved all in. She went into the tank for a few minutes before she folded.
On Hand #2, Selbst bet 30K on a flop of . Schreiber called. The turn was the . She fired out 125K and he called. They both checked when the spiked on the river. Schreiber flipped over for two pair and Selbst mucked her hand. Schreiber won the pot.
On Hand #15 of their match, Schreiber raised 30K and Selbst called. The flop was . Schreiber bet 55K and Selbst raised to 205K. Schreiber called. The turn was the . Schreiber fired out 400K and Selbst moved all in. Schreiber quickly called.
Selbst:
Schreiber:
Schreiber was ahead with a flush while Selbst was drawing dead. The river was the . Schreiber advanced to the Final Table while Selbst headed to the rail in 4th place.
On the other table, the match between Keith Block and Mark Muchnik is being played at a much slower pace than the Selbst/Schreiber match. The two have been engaging in plenty of friendly banter during the first twenty hands. There has not been any major change in either of their stacks.
During the first hour of their match, very few hands have gone to the river. We finally had one hand go deep. Mark Muchnik raised 50K preflop and Block called. The flop was . Muchnik bet 100K and Block called. The turn was the . Muchnik bet 200K and Block called. The river was the and Muchnik bet 300K. Block mucked.
Muchnik won a 700K pot and increased his stack to 1.605M. Block slipped to 955K.