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Ernst Schmejkal opened to 50,000 from the button only to have Vanessa Rousso three-bet to 150,000 from the big blind.
Schmejkal made the call to see a 
flop fall and Rousso continue with a 175,000-chip bet.
After a few moments of deliberation, Schmejkal moved all in to prompt a fold from Rousso as she tabled her 
to slip to 670,000 in chips.
Ernst Schmejkal had just taken a hand to push back to about 760,000 when the following one occurred.
Schmejkal raised to 40,000 from the small blind/button, and Rousso called. The flop came 
. Rousso checked, Schmejkal bet 32,000, and Rousso called. The turn was the 
. Rousso again checked, Schmejkal bet 85,000 this time, and Rousso called once more.
Rousso said she was checking dark as the dealer burned a card and delivered the 
river. Schmejkal pushed out 200,000 this time, and Rousso went into the tank. She carved 200,000 out of her stack, then meticulously counted the rest to see what she'd have left if she were to call. She then removed her sunglasses and asked Schmejkal how much he had behind.
Finally, after about four minutes' worth of consideration total, she let it go.
With that one, we're moving back close to an even match once again. Rousso currently has about one million, and Schmejkal 920,000.
Level: 6
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 0
Ernst Schmejkal minimum-raised to 40,000 from the button, and Vanessa Rousso called.
The flop came 
. Rousso checked, Schmejkal bet 36,000, and Rousso called. Both players then checked the 
turn.
The river brought the 
. Rousso casually tossed out two green (25,000) chips into the middle, and Schmejkal thought a bit then called. Rousso showed 
for queens, and Schmejkal mucked.
Rousso has 1.315 million now, and Schmejkal 605,000.
Players are back in their seats and the last heads-up battle of the Round of 8 has resumed.
Now that we've entered the third hour of play here, our two players just requested a quick restroom break before proceeding.
The count at the break: Vanessa Rousso 1.257 million, Ernst Schmejkal 663,000.
With around 120,000 in the pot, Ernst Schmejkal fired out a bet of 45,000 only to get raised to 90,000 by Vanessa Rousso on the 
flop.
Schmejkal then bumped it to 160,000 with Rousso making the call as the 
landed on the turn.
Schmejkal checked and Rousso fired out 200,000 to prompt a fold from Schmejkal.
Rousso is now up to 1,235,000 in chips as Schmejkal slips to 685,000 in chips.
We've moved into the fifth half-hour level here in our fourth and final quarterfinal match, with Vanessa Rousso and Ernst Schmejkal still relatively close in chips. Schmejkal just won a short sequence of small pots in a row, and has pushed to 1.04 million to Rousso's 880,000.
The word previously was that if this last match ended by 5 p.m., we'd start the semis at 6 p.m. But we've crossed that now, so unless things suddenly wrap up here, the semis may get going at the previously scheduled start time of 7 p.m.
Level: 5
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 0
Ernst Schmejkal opened to 35,000 from the button and Vanessa Rousso made the call to see a 
flop fall.
Rousso fired out 35,000 only to have Schmejkal bump it to 125,000.
After a few moments of deliberation, Rousso tossed in her cards to slip to 921,000 as Schmejkal climbs to 999,000 in chips.
