Vitaly Lunkin raised to 250,000 from the button before Matt Graham popped it up another 500,000 from the big blind. Lunkin made call and they saw a flop of .
Graham bet the pot for 1.5 million and Lunkin gave it up to the roars of the Graham fan club in the audience.
Matt Graham limped the button and Vitaly Lunkin checked in the big blind. The flop fell and both checked.
The was the turn and Lunkin checked to Graham who fired 150,000. Lunkin again made the call.
The river brought the and Lunkin led out with a bet before Graham moved all in. Lunkin called and the cards were tabled.
Graham:
Lunkin:
It was straight over straight, with Graham's nine-high straight taking the pot and the double up! He's back to 3.2 million with Lunkin still in the lead.
Matt Graham limped the button and Vitaly Lunkin checked in the big blind.
The flop fell and Lunkin checked over to Graham who fired 125,000. Lunkin made the call.
The turn was the and both players checked. The river landed the . Lunkin checked once again to Graham who slid 425,000 into the middle. Again Lunkin called and Graham tabled for the flush.
Lunkin flashed the and mucked. Graham is certainly getting the better of this heads-up contest so far. He's up to 5.65 million with Lunkin back to 3.2 million.