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Unfortunately, it hasn't been the most exciting heads-up spectacle we have ever seen but we did just have a three-bet! Yes, I can feel you climbing out of your seats!
Guillaume Humbert raised to 70,000, Azusa Maeda three-bet to 160,000 and Humbert folded. Probably the most excitment we have had in the past hour.
The pots are small and the action is very slow but pot after pot Guillaume Humbert keeps raking in the chips. We just saw Maeda raise to 80,000 and get called by Humbert. The flop brought out 
and on a 100,000 bet Maeda decided to fold.
Humbert seems to be in command now an hour into the heads-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,620,000
395,000
|
395,000 |
|
1,080,000
-395,000
|
-395,000 |
"Where have you hidden all of the Aces and Kings? Have you taken them out of the deck?" Jack Effel asked the Dealer.
Both players shared a flop of 
in an unraised pot and both players checked. The turn was the 
and Guillaume Humbert bet 35,000 and Azusa Maeda called. The river was the 
and Humbert check-called a 60,000 Maeda value bet. We say value bet because Maeda was holding pocket aces and won the pot.
It seems the dealer did listen to Jack Effel after all.
Guillaume Humbert raised to 70,000 from the button to get the action started. Maeda decided to three-bet making it 170,000. Humbert went into the tank for a while before making it 340,000. Humbert wanted to make it 320,000 but it was ruled he had to make at least double the previous raise.
Maeda tanked for over a minute before releasing his hand giving up quite some chips to the Swiss youngster.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,475,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
|
|
1,225,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
The remaining two players are taking a 20 minute break. We will be right back!
Guillaume Humbert raises to 54,000 from the button and yet again he gets three-bet. This time the re-raise is to 108,000 and he makes the call.
The flop brings 
and after Maeda checks Humbert decides to bet 125,000 and that's enough to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,645,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
|
1,055,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
Humbert raised from the button to 54,000 bumping the action the first hand of heads-up action. Maeda gave it some thought before re-raising to 129,000. Humbert released his hand giving the Japanese chip leader the first pot of heads-up play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,654,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
|
1,046,000
-54,000
|
-54,000 |
Roy Finlay moved all-in for 179,000 on the button and Azusa Maeda also moved all-in from the small blind to isolate.
| Maeda |   |
| Finlay |   |
Board: 
Finlay has been eliminated but has turned a ￡220 satellite entry into a €92,629 pay-day BUT he does have to fly back to the UK tomorrow because he to go to work!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
1,100,000 | |
|
Busted |
