Event #58: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship

Matt Giannetti began the hand on the button.

Action folded to Pius Heinz in the small blind and he limped in. Ben Lamb was in the big blind and raised to 3.7 million. Heinz folded and Lamb won the pot.

Ben Lamb started the hand with the button.

Lamb raised to 2.6 million and Matt Giannetti called from the big blind to take the     flop. Both players checked through to the   turn. Giannetti bet 4.5 million and Lamb mucked.

Matt Giannetti had the button to start this hand.

Ben Lamb got a walk in the big blind.

Martin Staszko had the button, and he opened to 2.5 million. Pius Heinz defended his big blind, and it was heads up to the flop.

It came      , and Heinz checked to the raiser. Staszko made a repeat bet of 2.5 million, and Heinz looked him up -- both literally and figuratively -- with a stare and a call.

The   came on the turn, and Heinz checked again. Staszko stacked together a bet in his hands, and he made it 7.5 million to go. Heinz only spent a minute or so thinking before calling once again, and there was a big pot brewing headed to the   river. Staszko swallowed a bit noticeably as Heinz called the turn bet, and it was checked to him one last time on the river. He let out a shrug, then began stacking up another bet. There was 26.4 million in the pot, and the Czech fired out with a third bullet worth just over half of that -- 13.75 million.

Heinz sunk back in his chair a bit as he pondered, and he folded his arms across his chest and sat thinking for a few minutes. He reached for his coffee several times, but we never saw him take a sip, and it seemed that he was more intent on trying to feel out a reaction from his opponent. After a few minutes, he leaned forward to eyeball his remaining stack, trying to assess the potential damage. It was a long while before he folded, and the pot of more than 40 million was shoved over to the corner of Staszko.

It's been quite a roller-coaster day for the Czech, but he's climbing back up the hill now. That big pot moves him back to 58.45 million and comfortably into second place.

Pius Heinz had the button, and his raise to 2.4 million won him the blinds and antes.

Matt Giannetti had the button to start the hand and he raised to 2.6 million. Pius Heinz three-bet to 7.1 million from the small blind before play moved back to Giannetti. Giannetti called.

The flop came down     with 16.2 million chips in the middle. Heinz bet 6.9 million. Giannetti made the call and the pot grew to 30 million.

The   fell on the turn. Heinz slowed down with a check. Giannetti checked behind. The river was the   and Heinz took a few moments before checking. Giannetti checked behind.

Heinz showed the    for kings and queens. Giannetti mucked his hand.

Martin Staszko had the button. Ben Lamb raised to 2.1 million under the gun, and he'll take the pot.

With Martin Staszko doubling up in the last hand, Lamb is now the shortest stack at the table. He's got 31.55 million now.

Ben Lamb had the button to start this hand.

Martin Staszko raised all in for 21.525 million from the small blind after Pius Heinz raised to 2.1 million from under the gun. Heinz requested a count, got it and then called.

Heinz:   
Staszko:   

Staszko was on the ropes with his tournament life on the line holding two overs to Heinz's pair. The flop came down     and Staszko picked up trip eights to take the lead.

The turn   gave Heinz a gutshot for some extra outs to eliminate Staszko with one more card to come.

The river completed the board with the   and Staszko successfully doubled up. Ben Lamb is now the short stack.

Pius Heinz, Pius Pius Heinz, Pius Heinz had the button, and he opened to 2.1 million. It was time for another three-bet shove, but this time it wasn't Martin Staszko. It was Ben Lamb, down to 26.05 million, announcing his all in. Heinz folded, and Lamb keeps his head above water for now.

He's still got close to 30 big blinds, but the level is just about to go up to squeeze him down under 25bb.