Andrew Pantling and Steve O'Dwyer have been battling it out for a while now and both players have been making some great laydowns. Pantling just folded to a bet on a flop when O'Dwyer had and on the very next hand it was the latter who folded a pair.
The board read in a checked-down hand that was raised preflop by Pantling when the Canadian bet 450,000 on the river. O'Dwyer folded his after a while when Pantling had .
Steve O'Dwyer opened to 150,000 on the button with , Team PokerStars Pro Johnny Lodden three-bet to 400,000 with from the small blind, and O'Dwyer tank-called.
The flop fell , Lodden led out for 350,000, and O'Dwyer made the call.
The turn was the , Lodden shoved for 1,450,000, and O'Dwyer quickly called. Lodden was drawing to a jack and a jack only, and the bricked off on the river.
This is the largest cash of Lodden's career, topping his 27th-place finish in the 2010 World Series of Poker.
The heads-up players are now on a quick, 15-minute break.
We caught the action on the turn when the flop brought and Andrew Pantling bet 300,000 from the big blind. Steve O'Dwyer called from the button and the river brought the . Pantling now bet 525,000 and O'Dwyer tanked for a long time before folding his . Pantling only had and took down this pot.
Andrew Pantling opened to 150,000 on the button with , Steve O'Dwyer defended with , and the flop fell . O'Dwyer check-called 225,000 from Pantling, and the turn brought the .
O'Dwyer checked again, Pantling fired another 640,000, and O'Dwyer folded.
Steve O'Dwyer raised to 180,000 from the button and Andrew Pantling called from the big blind. The flop brought out and both players checked.
On the turn the hit and Pantling lead out for 450,000 and O'Dwyer made the call with his two pair, kings and treys.
The river brought the and Pantling fired out 1.7 million. O'Dwyer went into the tank for a very long time and eventually said, "I'm gonna be a nit and just call."
Pantling mucked his and O'Dwyer took down the pot without having to show his cards.
The flop read and Andrew Pantling check-called 275,000. On the turn the hit and Pantling check-called 600,000 this time. The river brought the and both players checked.
O'Dwyer had and lost to Pantling's . The stacks are almost even now for the first time since the heads up match started.
Andrew Pantling raised to 150,000 on the button with , Steve O'Dwyer called with , and the flop was . O'Dwyer checked, Pantling continued for 200,000, and O'Dwyer called.
The turn was the , both players checked, and the completed the board, giving O'Dwyer a pair. He led out for 340,000, and Pantling folded.
The player were then told that they must take a mandatory dinner break. They will take that break (on the stream) in roughly 40 minutes.