The last hand we just witnessed was the biggest pot of the heads-up battle so far, but when all was said and done both players would table and take a chop.
The board showed with Matt Yates the main aggressor for much of the hand. The pot was raised by Yates preflop and when the players both checked the flop , Schreiner would get raised to 137,000 on the turn after leading for 54,000. Schreiner would then check-call a bet of 132,000 on the river and the two players would chop the pot when they turned their hands over.
Marcel Schreiner has taken down the last couple of pots, first getting Yates to fold to a bet on the river with a board showing and then when Schreiner would get aggressive on the turn with a board showing .
The action satrted with a complete from Matt Yates on the button and Marcel Schreiner would opt to check in the big blind.
The players would check as the flop hit the felt. The on the turn would see Marcel Schreiner lead for 26,000 and Yates would make the call as the was dealt on the river. Schreiner would again lead, this time for 48,000 and when Yates put in a raise to 135,000 Schreiner would send his cards into the muck and give Yates the pot.
Marcel Schreiner has just managed to take down the last three hands of play, with his run starting on the following hand.
Action was started by Matt Yates when he raised to 40,000 from the button. Schreiner made the call from the big blind and the flop was dealt. Both players checked and watched as the fell on the turn. Schreiner would then check-raise a bet of 50,000 from Yates, making it 125,000 to go. Yates wouldn't slow down yet, making it 200,000. A call would see the come on the river and the aggression from the last street was exchanged with a couple of checks. Schreiner tabled his for three kings, while the would see Yates' cards into the muck.
The next hand saw Schreiner raise on the button and take down the blinds and antes.
Schreiner then won the next hand when he force Yates out of the pot on the river with a board showing .
The first three hands of heads-up saw the two players share some blinds and antes, with the button player making a raise and taking down the pot preflop.
The two players have been sent on a quick break as the trophy is brought out and the chips are counted. Here is how the stacks are looking going into the heads-up battle.
You couldn't complain about turning a PokerStars freeroll into NZD$35,150 and that's exactly what John Waterman has just done.
The end of Waterman's tournament life started when Marcel Schreiner opened the pot to 40,000 from the button. Waterman was in the big blind and he raised it up to 140,000. Schreiner then moved all-in, having Waterman well-covered. Waterman made the call and the two would turn their hands over.
Waterman:
Schreiner:
Waterman would need some help that would never come as the board ran out and he was sent to the exit in 3rd place with a staggering NZD$35,150. And all from a free tournament on PokerStars!
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and take a chop.
with Matt Yates the main aggressor for much of the hand. The pot was raised by Yates preflop and when the players both checked the flop , Schreiner would get raised to 137,000 on the turn after leading for 54,000. Schreiner would then check-call a bet of 132,000 on the river and the two players would chop the pot when they turned their hands over.
and then when Schreiner would get aggressive on the turn with a board showing 
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flop hit the felt. The 
on the turn would see Marcel Schreiner lead for 26,000 and Yates would make the call as the 
was dealt on the river. Schreiner would again lead, this time for 48,000 and when Yates put in a raise to 135,000 Schreiner would send his cards into the muck and give Yates the pot.
flop was dealt. Both players checked and watched as the 
fell on the turn. Schreiner would then check-raise a bet of 50,000 from Yates, making it 125,000 to go. Yates wouldn't slow down yet, making it 200,000. A call would see the 
come on the river and the aggression from the last street was exchanged with a couple of checks. Schreiner tabled his 
would see Yates' cards into the muck.
board ran out and he was sent to the exit in 3rd place with a staggering NZD$35,150. And all from a free tournament on PokerStars!
