Event #2: $25,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship (256 Max)

Timoshenko raised to 33,000 on the button and Froehlich called, bringing a flop of    . E-Fro checked to Timoshenko, who fired 36,000 into the middle. After Froehlich made the call, the   fell on the turn and both players checked. The   on the river prompted a check from E-Fro and Timoshenko tapped the table as well. E-Fro's    proved to be good enough and he dragged the smallish pot.

Timoshenko min-raised on the button and E-For made the call, bringing a flop of    . The Ukrainian fired 25,000 into the middle and E-Fro again made the call. The   on the turn prompted checks by both players and the dealer revealed the  . Timoshenko bet 120,000 at Froehlich, who paused before mucking his cards.

Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 27,000, and Eric Froehlich called to see a       flop. It went check-check, and the   dropped on fourth street. Froehlich checked again, and Timoshenko made a delayed continuation bet of 24,000. Froehlich flicked the calling chip from his stack and into the pot, and the   filled out the board on the river. After one last Froehlich check, Timoshenko made one last bet -- 54,000 this time. Froehlich called, and we'd never get to see his hand.

Timoshenko turned over     for kings up, and that was good.

Eric Froehlich raised to 26,000, and Yevgeniy Timoshenko reraised to 72,000. Froehlich called, and the       flop drew a 60,000-chip continuation bet from Timoshenko. Froehlich took pause before announcing an all in for 428,000, and Timoshenko asked for the count. He's spend a couple minutes considering before making the call, and Froehlich was at risk for his first bullet. He was essentially flipping a coin.

Showdown
Timoshenko:    
Froehlich:    

Fröhlich was drawing, but his overcards were live, too. He'd need a five, eight, nine, or ten to win the pot.

Turn:  

That'll do it. Timoshenko was drawing dead, and Froelich has doubled up in a big way. The meaningless   rivered, and Timoshenko counted out his debt and paid it off.

The "Let's go, E-Fro" chants rang out from the sparsely populated arena as Froehlich takes the lead in the match.

Timoshenko raised to 25,000 on his button and E-Fro came along, bringing a flop of    . Timoshenko continued for 25,000 and again Froehlich made the call. After a turn of   Timoshenko fired 50,000 into the pot, forcing a fold from E-Fro.

E-Fro raised to 28,000 on his button and Timoshenko made the call, bringing a flop of    . Both players checked and the dealer turned the  . The river was the   and Timoshenko fired a bet of 80,000. E-Fro made the call but mucked his hand when Timoshenko flipped   .

Eric Froehlich opened to 26,000 from the button, and Yevgeniy Timoshenko three-bet to 82,000. It worked. Froehlich folded, and neither player has yet to call a three-bet in this match.

With 50,000 in the pot the players saw a flop of     and both checked the action. After a   on the turn, Froehlich led out and Timoshenko mucked.

Timoshenko raised to 22,000 preflop and E-Fro made the call. The flop came    . Both players checked it down and the turn came  . After two more checks, the river fell   and Froehlich bet 70,000 which was larger than the pot. Timoshenko made the min-raise to 140,000 and Froehlich snap-called, showing    for the straight to the ten and scooping the largest pot of the match thus far.

Yevgeniy Timoshenko opened to 22,000 from the button, and Eric Froehlich came along with the call.

The flop came      , and Timoshenko's 25,000-chip continuation bet was quickly called.

Both players checked through the   turn, and Froehlich led out on the   river. He made a bet of 66,000, and Timoshenko didn't waste much time sliding his cards back into the muck.