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Ernst Schmejkal moved all in and after some deliberation Vanessa Rousso made the call for her last 407,000.
Schmejkal: 
Rousso: 
The 
flop kept Rousso in the lead with her ace-high, but when the 
landed on the turn, Schmejkal completed his flush.
The meaningless 
landed on the river to send Rousso to the rail in equal 5th place for a $92,580 payday as Schmejkal progresses through to the final four.
With Vanessa Rousso short-stacked, we're starting to see all-in bets more often than not.
In the last three hands, Rousso open-pushed all in and Ernst Schmejkal folded. Then Schmejkal raised all in and Rousso folded, after which Schmejkal showed his 
.
On the third one, Rousso again open-raised all in and Schmejkal folded once more, showing the 
. Rousso showed her 
.
The blinds have gone up once again -- to 20,000/40,000 -- meaning Vanessa Rousso is down to less than a dozen big blinds.
We've just seen two hands in short succession here in which Rousso limped in from the button and Ernst Schmejkal responded by raising all in, forcing Rousso to fold. She is now down to about 400,000, while Schmejkal has about 1.52 million.
Level: 8
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 0
Vanessa Rousso limped for 30,000, Ernst Schmejkal made it 100,000, and Rousso called. The flop came 
, and Schmejkal quickly continued with another 100,000 bet.
Rousso took a couple minutes, then announced she was all in. Schmejkal thought for about 15 seconds and called.
Schmejkal showed 
while Rousso tabled 
for a double-gutshot draw. The turn was the 
and the river the , and Schmejkal survived.
That hand swings the advantage back to the German. He now has 1.43 million to Rousso's 490,000.
Vanessa Rousso opened to 60,000 from the button only to have Ernst Schmejkal bump it to 160,000 total.
Rousso made the call before the 
board was checked down.
Schmejkal: 
Rousso: 
With Rousso making top-pair, she raked in the pot to climb to 1,160,000 as Schmejkal slips down to 760,000 in chips.
Vanessa Rousso is the last remaining member of Team PokerStars in the Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship. Her teammate, Alexander Gomes of Team PokerStars Brazil was just here a little while ago to watch her progress.
Rousso, a.k.a. "Lady Maverick," joins two other members of Team PokerStars in the money for this event, with both Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier (France) and Alexander Kravchenko (Russia) having made it to the round of 16.
This isn't the first time Rousso has made a deep run in a major heads-up event, of course, having finished runner-up to Huck Seed in the 2009 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship.
Level: 7
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 0
Vanessa Rousso limped in from the button and Ernst Schmejkal checked his option to see a flop fall.
Both players checked to see the land on the turn and Schmejkal fire out 30,000 only to have Rousso raise to 60,000.
Schmejkal made the call and checked the 
on the river as Rousso went deep into the tank.
Firstly she cut down a bet of 175,000 and baulked at sliding into the pot before resting her head and hands on the rail for nearly four minutes before eventually making the 175,000-chip bet.
Schmejkal took off his dark sunglasses and placed them on the table as he looked visibly frustrated with the decision that was upon him.
Eventually he made the call, only to be shown the of Rousso as he quickly flashed his 
to slip to 1,255,000 in chips.
Ernst Schmejkal was down for much of the early portion of his battle with Vanessa Rousso, but hung tough to even the match and then eventually take the advantage.
Just now Schmejkal raised to 50,000, and Vanessa Rousso called. The flop came 
. Rousso checked, Schmejkal bet 47,000, and Rousso made the call. Both then checked the turn.
The river brought the , and both players checked once again. Rousso showed for a pair of treys, while Schmejkal had for nines.
Schmejkal then open-shoved on a subsequent hand, forcing a fold from Rousso. Schmejkal now has about a 3-to-1 advantage, pushing to 1.445 million versus Rousso's 475,000.
