Matt Jarvis had the button, and raised to 125,000. Justin Filtz defended his big blind, and the flop came down . Filtz checked, Jarvis continued for 150,000, and Filtz called.
Both players checked the on the turn, and Filtz led for 350,000 after the fell on the river. Jarvis mucked, and Filtz took down the pot.
Jarvis then hopped out of his chair, rushed to his girlfriend on the rail who gave him a good luck kiss. He didn't get away without being needled however.
"Give me one too!" one if his friends shouted from the rail.
Justin Filtz took the last three hands of Level 29 in the following fashion, perhaps gathering some momentum back from Matt Jarvis.
In the first, Filtz opened for 130,000, Jarvis reraised to 315,000, Filtz made it 650,000, and Jarvis let it go.
In the second, Jarvis raised and Filtz called. Both checked the flop and turn. The river was the . Filtz checked, Jarvis bet 135,000, Filtz check-raised to 515,000, and Jarvis folded.
And in the last hand of the level, Filtz opened for 130,000 and Jarvis passed. Filtz is up to 5.15 million, while Jarvis still leads with 5.85 million.
Per the rules, this will be the last one-hour level of the night, regardless of whether a conclusion to this heads-up battle is reached. Matt Jarvis and Justin Filtz began their duel at the start of Level 28, which means they've been at it for two hours now.
Justin Filtz had the button and raised to 125,000. Matt Jarvis three-bet to 455,000, Filtz called, and the flop came down . Jarvis led for 485,000, and Filtz called.
Both players checked the on the turn, and the river brought the . Jarvis slid out 860,000, and Filtz quickly called.
Jarvis tabled for a pair of sevens, and Filtz unhappily mucked his hand.
It started quietly, like most of the hands of this heads-up battle, with a raise from the button. This time it was Matt Jarvis making it 165,000 to go. Justin Filtz responded by reraising to 480,000, and Jarvis didn't waste much time before announcing he was all in. Filtz called right away. Cards on their backs...
Filtz
Jarvis
Filtz was all in for approximately 3.4 million. The five community cards came , and Filtz's hand had held. He retakes the chip lead with that one, now with 6.8 million while Jarvis slips under 3.2 million.
Matt Jarvis had the button, and raised to 165,000. Justin Filtz called, and checked when the flop fell . Jarvis slid out 205,000, and Filtz called.
Both players checked the on the turn, and when the was dealt on the river, Filtz led for a tiny bet - 100,000. Jarvis tanked for a bit before double-fisting 725.000 into the pot, and Filtz snapped it off.
Jarvis opened up for a pair of queens, Filtz mucked, and the Canadian shipped the pot.
After getting those chips back, Matt Jarvis has returned them in short order to Justin Filtz over the course of a just a couple of hands.
In the first, the pair had already built a sizable pot by the turn when the board showed . Jarvis checked, Filtz bet 275,000, and Jarvis made the call. The river brought the and Jarvis checked once more. Acting more quickly than usual, Filtz bet 850,000 and after some deliberation Jarvis called. Filtz tabled for a full house, and Jarvis mucked.
On the next hand, Jarvis raised to 165,000 from the button and Filtz called. The pair checked the flop and turn. The river was the , and Filtz bet 250,000. Jarvis thought a second, then called. Filtz showed for king-high, and Jarvis sheepishly mucked his hand. "Wow, that's sick," he said. "I called you with jack-high."
A bit of frustration, perhaps, from Jarvis, who is back down to 3.2 million. Filtz, meanwhile, is pushing 7.8 million.
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Matt Jarvis collecting chips after surviving a big all-in to retake the lead against Justin Filtz
Matt Jarvis had the button, and raised to 125,000. Justin Filtz tanked before three-betting to 550,000, Jarvis moved all in for 4.07 million, and Filtz called.
Jarvis:
Filtz:
Both rails were shouting, and the noise became deafening as the flop fell . It didn't pair Jarvis, but the Canadian added extra outs with a double gutterball. The turn did not give him a straight, but the paired Jarvis, and his rail exploded.
"DEUUUUUUUUUCE!!!" they screamed "DEUUUUUUUUUUUUUCE!!!"
The river was not a deuce, but the was the brick they were looking for. Jarvis went for a short victory lap as the floor counted the chips, and after a few minutes the stacks looked like this:
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. Filtz checked, Jarvis continued for 150,000, and Filtz called.
fell on the river. Jarvis mucked, and Filtz took down the pot.
flop and 
turn. The river was the 
. Filtz checked, Jarvis bet 135,000, Filtz check-raised to 515,000, and Jarvis folded.
. Jarvis led for 485,000, and Filtz called.
on the turn, and the river brought the 
. Jarvis slid out 860,000, and Filtz quickly called.
, and Filtz's hand had held. He retakes the chip lead with that one, now with 6.8 million while Jarvis slips under 3.2 million.
. Jarvis slid out 205,000, and Filtz called.
on the turn, and when the 
was dealt on the river, Filtz led for a tiny bet - 100,000. Jarvis tanked for a bit before double-fisting 725.000 into the pot, and Filtz snapped it off.
for a pair of queens, Filtz mucked, and the Canadian shipped the pot.
and Jarvis checked once more. Acting more quickly than usual, Filtz bet 850,000 and after some deliberation Jarvis called. Filtz tabled 
flop and 
for king-high, and Jarvis sheepishly mucked his hand. "Wow, that's sick," he said. "I called you with jack-high."
