Wow... Eric Buchman was either one or two in chips for the entire day, including after the dinner break. But in just over 50 minutes, Buchman has gone from chip leader to out. Buchman got all of his chips in on fifth street with king high, and was in bad shape against Isaia's jacks and straight draw. Isaia caught that straight on sixth street, but Buchman found a flush draw heading into seventh street. The final card was the , and just like that we are heads up.
Eugene Katchalov had been grinded down to just over 100,000, but he just won a big pot to double up aganist Alessio Isaia. Isaia brought in, then raised after Katchalov completed. Katchalov called, and then check called on fourth street as well. Katchalov bet, then called all in on fifth street with a pair of tens. Katchalov improved to trip tens on sixth street, and Isaia mucked his hand before seventh street was dealt, knowing he couldn't catch up.
After completing on third street, Eugene Katchalov check called on every street leading up to seventh, where he checked dark. Isaia took a look at his last card, and simply said "you win." Katchalov showed for a failed trap, as he had made a king high straight, and Katchalov won another heads up pot.
Eugene Katchlov is clawing his way back into this matchup one hand at a time. In this hand, Katchalov completed, then bet out on every street, with Isaia folding on fifth street. Since this hand, Katchalov has won a handful of small pots, and is now up to 400,000.
After winning small pots to slowly creep his way back, Eugene Katchalov has just won a monster pot to get himself right back into this heads up match. Katchalov brought in, then raised after Isaia completed. Isaia called, as he did on fourth street when Katchalov bet. Isaia bet out when he got an ace on fifth, but Katchalov raised. Isaia called, then check raised on sixth street. Katchalov was not detered, as he three-bet. Isaia called, then check called on seventh. Katchalov showed for sevens full of kings, and Isaia mucked in disgust.
About 30 minutes ago, Eugene Katchalov was down about 7 to 1 to Isaia in this heads up duel. Now, thanks to big back to back pots, he now has the chip lead. Isaia brought in, then raised when Katchalov completed. Katchalov called, then checked called fourth street. On fifth street, Katchalov check raised, and Isaia called. Isaia bet out on sixth street, but Katchalov was had no intentions of slowing down, raising once again. Katchalov got one more bet in on seventh street, and showed for a diamond flush. Isaia shook his head as he mucked, and Katchalov jumped up to just under 1 million chips.
Eugene Katchalov is on an absolute tear, as he has just taken a near 2 to 1 lead in this heads up match. Katchalov brought in, and called when Alessio Isaia completed. Katchalov check called on fourth street, then bet out when he pair his queens on fifth. Isaia called, as he did on sixth street as well. Katchalov checked in the dark on seventh, and Isaia said "you win" after looking at his last card. Katchalov showed a club flush, and took down the pot.
Eugene Katchalov has chipped up over the past 45 minutes thanks to some good timing and great cards, but he won this hand on what was simply a sick read. Katchalov brought in, and as has been fairly standard throughout the heads up duel, Isaia completed. Katchalov called, then called down as Isaia bet on every single street. Katchalov must know something we don't because at showdown, Isaia revealed for just king high, and Katchalov showed for a pair of nines that was good enough to take the pot! Katchalov now holds nearly a 4 to 1 chip lead.