Event #10: No-Limit Hold'em Main Event

Shahin Edalatdju limps from the button, and Steve Firestone raises to 250,000 from the big blind. Edalatdju calls, and the flop comes    . Firestone continues for 150,000, and Edalatdju calls. Both players check the   on the turn, and the river is the  . Firestone bets another 150,000. Edalatdju calls and shows   , and Firestone mucks his cards.

Shahin Edalatdju - 3,450,000 (35 BB)
Steve Firestone - 3,150,000 (32 BB)

Shahin Edalatdju raises to 315,000 from the button, and Steve Firestone three-bets to 700,000. Edalatdju folds, showing the  .

Cautious play has been the standard M.O. for both players during the lengthy heads up battle. Neither player is willing to part with chips easily, and the stack sizes have been remarkably steady.

Shahin Edalatdju limps from the button, and Steve Firestone raises to 200,000 from the big blind. Edalatdju calls, and the flop is    . Both players checks, and the dealer turns the  . Firestone bets 400,000, and Edalatdju tries to move all in, but he makes a string raise, and the dealer forces him to make a minimum raise to 800,000, leaving him 50,000 behind. Firestone calls and announces he's all in dark. Edalatdju calls and shows    for a straight. Firestone turns over    for top pair, a flush draw, and an inside draw to a higher straight. The river is the  , giving Firestone two pair, not enough to win. Edalatdju rakes in the pot and doubles up.

Shahin Edalatdju - 2,130,000 (27 BB)
Steve Firestone - 4,470,000 (56 BB)

Level 29 is over and the players are on a 10-minute break.

Steve Firestone has been on a tear ever since dinner break. He steadily accumulated chips during three-handed play, and he's continuing to do so heads up. He's won four of the past five hands, and only once did the players see a flop during that span.

Steve Firestone - 5,900,00 (98 BB)
Shahin Edalatdju - 700,000 (12 BB)

Steve Firestone raises to 150,000 from the button, and Erle Mankin calls from the big blind. The flop is    . Mankin checks and Firestone continues for 150,000. Mankin calls, and the turn is the  . Mankin now leads out for 250,000. Firestone calls, and the   completes the board on the river. Mankin checks, and Firestone thinks for a minute. He says, "I think the only way you call me is if you have me beat," and then checks, turning over    for two pair. Mankin mucks, and Firestone takes the pot.

Erle Mankin raises to 150,000 from the button, and both blinds call. The flop comes    . Steve Firestone and Shahin Edalatdju both check, and Mankin checks as well. The turn is the  . Firestone and Edalatdju check again, and this time Mankin bets 250,000. Firestone calls, and Edalatdju folds. The river is the  , and both players check. Firestone turns over    for two pair, and Mankin mucks.

Erle Mankin raises to 130,000 on the button, and Shahin Edalatdju three-bets to 360,000 from the big blind. Mankin calls, and the flop comes    . Both players check, bringing the   on the turn. Edalatdju leads out with an all-in bet, and Mankin goes into the tank. He asks for a count, which turns out to be 1,125,000. He says, "I might've disguised the strength of my hand on the flop," but after another minute he slides his cards to the dealer, and Edalatdju takes the pot.

Shahin Edalatdju - 1,800,000 (30 BB)

Erle Mankin raises to 130,000 from the button, and Shahin Edalatdju calls from the big blind. The flop is    , and Edalatdju bets out 200,000. Mankin folds, and Edalatdju takes the pot.