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Sunday, May 31, 2009 10:42 PM Local Time
Vitaly Lunkin has the button. He raises to 375,000 and picks up the pot.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 10:40 PM Local Time
Isaac Haxton has the button. He raises to 360,000 and picks up the blinds and antes.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 10:39 PM Local Time
Vitaly Lunkin has the button. He makes it 375,000 to go and Isaac Haxton calls.
The flop brings the
. Haxton checks, Lunkin bets 400,000, Haxton folds and Lunkin takes it down.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 10:36 PM Local Time
Isaac Haxton has the button. He raises to 360,000 and Vitaly Lunkin calls.
The flop is
and both players check. The turn is the
and they both check again. The river is the
and Lunkin checks a third time. Haxton bets 500,000 and after a bit of a tank, Lunkin folds.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 10:34 PM Local Time
After 20 hands of heads up play...
Vitaly Lunkin -- 13,410,000
Isaac Haxton -- 10,605,000
There are about 30 minutes left in Level 29 (blinds 90,000/180,000, antes 20,000).
Sunday, May 31, 2009 10:33 PM Local Time
Vitaly Lunkin has the button. He opens for 375,000 and Haxton folds.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 10:31 PM Local Time
Isaac Haxton has the button. He makes it 360,000 to go and Lunkin calls.
The flop is
and both players check. The
on the turn is met with two more checks. The river is the
and Lunkin bets 350,000. Haxton gives up his hand and Lunkin wins the pot.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 10:28 PM Local Time
Vitaly Lunkin has the button. He raises to 375,000 and picks up the blinds and antes.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 10:26 PM Local Time
Isaac Haxton has the button. He raises to 360,000 and Vitaly Lunkin calls.
The flop comes down
. Lunkin check-folds to Haxton's 450,000 bet.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 10:24 PM Local Time
Vitaly Lunkin has the button. He raises to 375,000 and Isaac Haxton calls.
The flop is
. Haxton check-called 300,000 from Lunkin. Both players checked the
on the turn. The river was the
and Haxton check-called Lunkin's river bet.
Lunkin showed
, Haxton showed
and they split the pot.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 10:24 PM Local Time
The two players have been playing heads up for about an hour. Each is situated at either end of the table, separated by the felt on which rest the chips, the cards, and a gawdy mountain of bricks of cash.
Both are sporting stylish mirrored sunglasses. Vitaly often rests his chin in his left hand as he checks his cards and handles chips with his right. Haxton most often has both hands clenched before his face as he contemplates his decision or awaits Lunkin's next move.
Each is being quite deliberate with every decision, and we haven't heard much table talk at all from either player. But they're communicating constantly, to be sure.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 10:19 PM Local Time
Isaac Haxton has the button. He raises to 360,000 and Lunkin makes the call.
The flop is
. Lunkin check-calls Haxton's 400,000 bet. The turn is the
and both players check. The
hits the river and Lunkin checks again. Haxton bets 1.4 million, Lunkin folds and Haxton wins the pot.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 10:15 PM Local Time
Vitaly Lunkin has the button. He raises to 390,000 and wins the blinds and antes.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 10:14 PM Local Time
Isaac Haxton has the button. He raises to 360,000 and wins the blinds and antes.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 10:13 PM Local Time
Vitaly Lunkin has the button. He calls and Isaac Haxton checks his option.
The flop is
. Haxton checks, Lunkin bets 200,000 and Haxton calls. The turn is the
. Haxton checks again and this time Lunkin checks behind. The river brings the
and Haxton checks a third time. Lunkin puts out a 500,000 bet, Haxton folds, and Lunkin wins the pot.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 10:10 PM Local Time
Isaac Haxton has the button. He raises to 360,000 and picks up the blinds and antes.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 10:09 PM Local Time
Vitaly Lunkin has the button. He calls and Haxton raises to 780,000. Lunkin folds and Haxton wins the pot.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 10:06 PM Local Time
Isaac Haxton has the button. He raises to 360,000 and Lunkin calls.
The flop is
and both players check. The
on the turn earns two more checks, and the river falls the
. Check-check again.
Lunkin shows
for a queen-high straight and wins the pot.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 10:04 PM Local Time
Vitaly Lunkin has the button. He limps in and Isaac Haxton checks his option.
The flop is
and both players check. The turn is the
and they check again. The river falls the
. Check-check again.
Haxton shows the
and his queen-high is good enough to take the pot.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 10:02 PM Local Time
After seven hands of heads up, the chip lead has changed:
Vitaly Lunkin -- 13,590,000
Isaac Haxton -- 10,425,000