With 2.38 million in the pot and a board reading 
, both Tom Middleton and Kimmo Kurko checked from the big blind and button respectively. They did the same on the 
river and Kurko showed the 
for kings and sixes. Unfortunately for him, Middleton got him on the turn with the 
.
Kimmo Kurko limped the button with 
and Tom Middleton checked with 
. They saw a flop of 
. Middleton bet out for 600,000 and Kurko called with his pair. The turn was 
and they both checked. The river 
gave Middleton his flush and, as he has done in several spots before, bet big on the river. 2,000,000 into a pot of 1,800,000. A suspicious Kurko called and saw the flush beat his two pair.
Tom Middleton opened for 600,000 from the small blind with the 
and Kimmo Kurko defended with the 
. Kurko proceeded to check-call a bet of 800,000 on the 
flop and then both players checked the turn. It went check-check once again on the river and Middleton won the pot with queens and sevens.
Kimmo Kurko raised from the button to 300,000 with 
and Middleton defended with 
. They saw a flop of 
. Middleton check called a bet of 325,000 and they saw a turn 
. Middleton checked and now Kurko had added a flush draw to his gut shot, Kurko bet 450,000 and Middleton folded his pair.
With 1.88 million in the pot and a board reading , Tom Middleton fired in a big bet of 2 million. Kimmo Kurko was suspicious enough to look him up with the 
, but it was no good as Middleton had rivered a straight with the .
Tom Middleton raised to 600,000 from the button with 
and Kimmo Kurko called with 
. They saw a flop of 
Kurko checked and Middleton continued for 800,000. The turn prompted both players to check and the fell on the river. Kurko led out for 950,000 and Middleton decided the timie was right for a raise to 3,000,000. It wasn’t and Kurko made the call to regain the chip lead.
It's been pretty quiet in heads-up play thus far, but a nice pot just upset the balance a bit. It happend when Kimmo Kurko opened for 600,000 with the 
and Middleton defended holding
. Both players checked the 
flop, the 
turned and Middleton led out for 900,000 with his pair and flush draw.
Kurko, who had turned a pair of nines, made the call and the 
completed the board on the river. Middleton bet a hefty 2.2 million and Kurko tanked for a couple of minutes before making the call. Middleton showed his two pair and took down the pot.
Level: 35
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 40,000
The two players are now on a 60 minute diner break. Kimmo Kurko holds a slender lead over Tom Middleton.
Kimmo Kurko raised to 500,000 from the small blind with the 
and Tom Middleton defended from the big with the 
. The 
flop had a little something for both players, but still they checked. After the dealer burned and turned the , Middleton led out for 800,000, Kurko called and the completed the board on the river.
Middleton tried to trap with a check, but Kurko didn't take the bait and checked behind. With that win Middleton has evened the stacks and actually holds a very slim chip lead.
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