So far in this heads-up battle things have been fairly slow.
Both players have won their fair share of the pots, and with roughly 20 minutes remaining in the day, it seems as though the players are playing fast enough to try and get result before play ends for the night.
Ben Lamb raised to 120,000 on the button and Sam Stein called. The flop came , Stein checked and Lamb bet 145,000. Stein called and the turn came . Stein checked again and Lamb potted to 530,000. Stein folded and Lamb took the pot.
Sam Stein opened for 140,000 and Lamb called. The flop came and Lamb led out with 155,000 and Stein called. The turn came , Lamb checked and Stein bet 370,000. Lamb folded and Stein took the pot.
Sam Stein opened his button to 120,000 and Ben Lamb made the call to see a flop fall.
Lamb pushed out a bet of 150,000 which was swiftly called by Stein as the landed on the turn. Lamb fired once more - this time for 255,000 - and after nearly two minutes in the tank, Stein announced a pot-raise. A seemingly stunned Lamb paused for a few moments before pushing roughly his last 900,000 into the pot as Stein announced a call.
Lamb:
Stein:
With Lamb needing an ace for a chop, Stein immediately turned to his rail and stated, "No ace and I win!"
There would be no night-continuing river when the dealer dropped the on the river to ensure Stein the bracelet as Lamb collected $259,918 for a gallant second place.