Daniel Idema raised preflop, and Matt Keikoan called from the big blind.
Keikoan took a bit of a different line for him, leading out on the flop, and barreling right through the turn and river. Idema called the flop and turn bets, but he couldn't handle the last one as he folded his cards into the muck.
Idema raised from the button and Keikoan called. Both players checked the flop. The turn was the and Idema folded to Keikoan's bet.
On the next hand, Keikoan raised, Idema three-bet and Keikoan called. Idema led out on the flop and Keikoan called. The turn was the and Idema fired again, but folded to Keikoan's raise.
Daniel Idema raised, and Matt Keikoan called from the big blind.
Keikoan check-raised to two bets on a flop of , and Idema matched him quickly. The turn drew a bet from Keikoan, and another one on the river. Idema called both bets, though each one a little more slowly than the last.
At showdown, Keikoan proudly flipped up for the set, dragging that nice pot. With it, he also grabs a pretty significant lead:
It wasn't anything significant, but after a few small chip-up pots, Daniel Idema has retaken the chip lead with about 2.9 million in front of him. The tides turn quickly with limits this large.
Matt Keikoan raised his button, and Daniel Idema defended his big blind.
The flop brought and a check from Idema. Keokan's bet was quickly check-raised, though, and he called the extra small bet. That brought the on the turn, and one more bet from Idema was good enough to earn him the pot.
He's now reopened his two-to-one lead over Keikoan.
Idema raised from the button, Keikoan three-bet and Idema called.
Keikoan led out on the flop and Idema called. Keikoan fired again when the fell on the turn and Idema called. The river was the and Idema called one more bet from Keikoan.
Keikoan showed and dragged the pot. He's up to 2.25 million and Idema is on 2.88 million.
Since it's really all we can do to stay awake at this point, how about another five hands?
1. Keikoan raised from the button and Idema called. The flop was and Keikoan led out. Idema raised and Keikoan folded.
2. Idema gave Keikoan a walk in the big blind.
3. Keikoan returned the favor and gave Idema a walk.
4. Idema raised and Keikoan called. Keikoan check-folded to Idema's bet on the flop.
5. Keikoan raised from the button and Idema defended his big blind. Idema checked the flop over to Keikoan who bet. Idema called. The turn was the and both players checked. The on the river got two more checks.
Matt Keikoan raised from the button, and Daniel Idema called from the big blind.
The flop came , and Idema checked. Keikoan bet, and Idema snuck in a check-raise. Keikoan made it three bets, and Idema made it four. Keikoan called.
That brought them to the turn, and Idema fired out again. Keikoan, undeterred, raised it right back, and Idema took a slight pause before splashing in the call.
The filled out the board, and Idema check-tank-folded to one last Keikoan bet. The match has drawn even once again.