Mizrachi raised it up, and Aaron Schaff called. Both players drew two, and Schaff checked. Mizrachi bet, Schaff raised, Mizrachi reraised, and Schaff made it four bets. Mizrachi called, and Schaff stood pat while Mizrachi drew one. Mizrachi called another bet, drawing a final card, and Schaff checked the river. Mizrachi checked back and Schaff took the pot with .
Robert Mizrachi had the button and limped. Aaron Schaff checked.
The flop fell and Schaff check-called a bet from Mizrachi. The hit the turn and Schaff checked for a second time. Mizrachi kept up his aggression with a bet and Schaff stuck around. The was the final community card and Schaff checked. Mizrachi bet one last time and this time Schaff slowed. He threw his hand at the muck and Mizrachi pulled in the pot.
After a few uneventful rounds and the first pot-limit hold'em pick of the day by Robert Mizrachi, Mizrachi has extended his lead. By chipping away with small pots, Mizrachi now holds about 1.45 million to Schaff's 435,000.
The fight over very small pots continues, and Robert Mizrachi is simply winning more of them.
In a recent hand, the players checked to the end in a PLO pot, Aaron Schaff's selection, and the board was . Mizrachi bet 14,000, and Schaff called. Mizrachi showed for a pair of jacks, and he took the pot.
Schaff moved all in from the button for his last 180,000. Robert Mizrachi called and the hands were turned on their backs.
Schaff:
Mizrachi:
The dealer fanned a flop, keeping Schaff's better ace in the lead. The turn was the , giving Mizrachi outs to an inside straight as well as a pair, but it was ultimately not meant to be as the finished off the board. Schaff finished with the best hand and he doubled to 368,000 in chips. Mizrachi still holds a commanding lead with 1.517 million.
Schaff tossed out 25,000, not enough for a raise, but Robert Mizrachi threw out a quick call and the dealer quickly spread a flop. Mizrachi and Schaff each checked, and a hit. Mizrachi bet out 35,000, and Schaff made the call. The river prompted 65,000 out of Mizrachi, and Schaff paused, cutting down his stack as he tanked.
"What are the blinds?" Schaff said. Informed the big blind was 16,000, he continued: "Well, how can I make it 25?"
The dealer said it should have been 32,000, but Schaff pointed out there was nothing that could be done now. Finally, he made the call, and Mizrachi showed for three deuces.
Aaron Schaff had the button and raised the action. Mizrachi quickly made it three bets to go and Schaff thought for a moment before moving out a call.
Mizrachi pulled two new cards and Schaff opted for just one. Mizrachi checked the next street and Schaff led out with a bet. Mizrachi instantly announced a raise and Schaff three-bet the action. Mizrachi four-bet and Schaff called all in.
Mizrachi stood pat on the second draw and Schaff pulled one. For the third draw, Mizrachi stood pat once more and Schaff pulled one final card. At that, the hands were tabled.
Mizrachi confidently rolled over and Schaff tabled .
"Drawing dead?!" said Mizrachi excitedly. Schaff was indeed drawing dead with his final card (which turned out to pair him up with the ). Mizrachi's rail then rushed the secondary feature stage, congratulating him on his second bracelet win.
Schaff became the runner-up and took home $90,854 in prize money.