Ernst Schmejkal opened to 80,000 from the button and Ayaz Mahmood made the call to see a flop fall.
Mahmood checked and Schmejkal fired out 80,000 only to muck at the sight of Mahmood's 305,000-chip check-raise.
Ernst Schmejkal opened to 80,000 from the button and Ayaz Mahmood made the call to see a flop fall.
Mahmood checked and Schmejkal fired out 80,000 only to muck at the sight of Mahmood's 305,000-chip check-raise.
Ernst Schmejkal opened to 80,000 from the button and Ayaz Mahmood made the call.
The flop came down .
Mahmood check-called Schmejkal's bet 85,000.
The turn brought and the two players checked.
The hit the river and both players checked again. They both chopped the pot with tens and fours with an eight.
Level: 2
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 0
Ayaz Mahmood opened to 70,000 from the button only to have Ernst Schmejkal three-bet to 210,000 from the big blind.
Mahmood made the call to see a flop fall and Schmejkal fire out 175,000. Mahmood made the call, and when the was checked to him on the turn, he fired out 500,000.
Schmejkal took his time before moving all in with Mahmood instantly calling.
Schmejkal:
Mahmood:
With Schmejkal needing to catch a club - that also didn't pair the board - to prove victorious in this match, he would unfortunately see the land on the river to see him slip down to 1,470,000 as Mahmood climbs to 6,210,000 in chips.
From the button, Ayaz Mahmood made it 70,000. His opponent, Ernst Schmejkal, made the call.
The two checked the flop.
The turn brought the . Schmejkal checked and Mahmood bet 150,000. Schmejkal made the call and the river brought the .
Schmejkal checked and Mahmood fired out a 550,000 bet. Schmejkal couldn't take the heat, and folded.
Here are the updated chip counts.
Ernst Schmejkal - 4,560,000
Ayaz Mahmood - 3,120,000
Quite the rail has developed here for the second match of this $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship.
About twenty people are surrounding the rail watching on this extremely exciting match between Ayaz Mahmood and Ernst Schmejkal.
Ernst Schmejkal opened to 60,000 on the button only to have Ayaz Mahmood bump it to 210,000 from the big blind.
Deliberating for a few moments, Schmejkal put in a four-bet to 500,000 and Mahmood quickly made the call.
The flop fell down and both players checked it through to see the land on the turn and Mahmood check once again. Schmejkal fired out 425,000 and Mahmood tossed in his hand to collect the biggest pot of the second match.
Ayaz Mahmood opened to 70,000 from the button and Ernst Schmejkal made the call.
The flop fell down and Mahmood fired out an over-bet of 145,000 to collect the pot.