Hand #48 - Ivan Demidov | 2008 WSOP Main Event - The Final Table

Dennis Phillips has the button in Seat 1. Ivan Demidov makes it 1,050,000 to play. This time, Ylon Schwartz calls out of the big blind. The two men take a heads-up flop of {5-Hearts}

. They both check to the turn, which produces a fourth heart -- the {9-Hearts}

. Schwartz takes a stab the pot, betting 1,075,000. Russians are never ones to be intimidated, however. Demidov raises to 2,675,000. Could they both have hearts?

It's quiet contemplation from Schwartz. His eyes dart back and forth between Demidov and Schwartz' own stack before he calls. The river pairs the board with the {5-Spades}

. Schwartz checks to Demidov, who makes a healthy bet of 4,325,000, almost all off it in lavender (100,000) chips.

Schwartz rubs his face with both hands and closes his eyes, perhaps seeking to find the answer as to what to do somewhere deep in his psyche. Two minutes in the tank produce no answer. Schwartz really seems stuck. He's chewing on his top lip while he fidgets with two tall towers of cream-colored (250,000) chips. After another minute, he finally folds his hand.

Schwartz retains his chip lead, but Demidov narrowed the gap as a result of this hand. He now has 32.6 million against Schwartz's 35.975 million.

Tags: Ivan Demidov Ylon Schwartz