, we picked up the action in a heads-up pot between Stephen Chidwick and Mauro Stivoli. Chidwick was the leading bettor, he plucked an oversized yellow chip from his stack and announced a bet of 2,200 as he flicked it into the pot. Stivoli didn't waste any time calling, and the turn revealed the 
. Not slowing down yet, Chidwick flicked another yellow chips from his stack and flicked it across the line for a bet of 5,000. Once more, the call came relatively quickly and confidently from Stivoli.The
filled out the board, and Chidwick decided a check was in order. When Stivoli fired out 11,325, Chidwick immediately sent his cards into the muck, leaving himself with about 23,000 in his stack.
but Chess Master Almira Skripchenko decided make it a little more expensive to the tune of 5,625.
flop. Naalden bet out 2,600 and Skripchenko asked to see how many chips he had left - 16,500 - before flat-calling.
turn and this time Naalden bet out 5,400. Skripchenko raised to cover him, and he promptly folded.
, missing Delfino but giving Kranich the nut-flush draw. Weisner’s prayers of “Oh my God, please hold one time,” weren’t answered as the board ran out 
and 
, filling Kranich’s hand on the turn, and leaving the German to rake the 42,000 monster pot.
board and Dario Minieri bet out 8,225. Adam Jerney called, Frank Rusnak folded, and they went heads-up to the river.
and dropped to 35,000.
