Match 1: Nearly Even Again
Ernst Schmejkal opened for 165,000, and Ayaz Mahmood called. Both checked the 
flop. The turn brought the 
. Mahmood checked, Schmejkal bet 150,000, and Mahmood called.
The river brought the 
. Mahmood checked again, and Schmejkal bet 400,000 this time. Mahmood called, and Schmejkal showed 
for trip eights. Mahmood mucked.
We're creeping up on the three-hour mark for this first match in the best-of-three final, and the players are once again close to their starting stacks.
Mahmood -- 4.08 million
Schmejkal -- 3.6 million