Rudolph Doubles to Reset Heads Up
A huge sweat for Christian Rudolph just now as he got his last 106 million chips in the middle preflop with [adth] vs. the [khqd] of button Anton Suarez, who limp-shoved on his opponent’s three-bet. The flop was all over Suarez: [jh9h3h]. Two bricks followed, however, the [jc3s], and Rudolph doubled up.
The unrelenting pace of heads up play continues.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Anton Suarez | 320,000,000 |
-66,000,000  |
| Christian Rudolph | 212,000,000 |
72,000,000  |
Suarez Up to Maximum Lead So Far in the Heads Up
Both players flopped top pair as [qh7d2d] came down while Anton Suarez on the button held [qc8d] and big blind Christian Rudolph held [qsts]. Rudolph led the flop for 13,000,000, called by Suarez. He checked the [js] turn, and called when Suarez bet [40,000,000]. On the [qd] river – a huge card, making trips for Rudolph and a flush for Suarez – both players checked very quickly. Advantage Suarez.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Anton Suarez | 386,000,000 |
90,000,000 |
| Christian Rudolph | 140,000,000 |
-90,000,000 |
Heads Up Play on Fast Forward
It’s almost impossible to keep up with the speed of play – we’ve never seen a heads up with a $1,000,000 first prize play out as if everyone was out of timebank cards and the shot clock was five seconds.
An overview of recent exchanges:
Christian Rudolph got 20,000,000 worth of value having flopped trip deuces with [9s2s] on a [2h3s2d] board (on the [4s] turn), Anton Suarez calling there with [5d3h] but folding to Rudolph’s 65,000,000 bet on the [qh] river.
Suarez then barreled his way to a win with [9dtd] of diamonds after neither player connected with a [tc5dkd2h] board.
A few more for Rudolph who three-bet [qc5s] from the big blind to 36,000,000 and then bet off button Suarez (who held [ksqd]) on a [6h3c6s] flop.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Anton Suarez | 296,000,000 |
-51,000,000 |
| Christian Rudolph | 230,000,000 |
49,000,000 |
Suarez Pulls Away
Christian Rudolph took his turn raising his button with [kh2s] to 10,000,000, called by big blind Anton Suarez with [qcth]. Suarez hit top pair on the [jd9cqd] flop and proceeded to check the streets down. Rudolph fired 12,000,000 on the flop, and another 38,000,000 on the [3h] turn. He gave up on the [4d] river, though, and passed a chunky pot to Suarez.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Anton Suarez | 347,000,000 |
37,000,000 |
| Christian Rudolph | 181,000,000 |
-33,000,000 |
Pace of Play Extraordinarily Quick
The big blind ante has been done away with heads up. So far there have been no huge pots, mainly a trade of small raises which take the chips either preflop or on the flop. That’s not to say there’s no action – Anton Suarez is acting within seconds at every turn, putting pressure on his opponent at every opportunity.
After a number of back-to-back small wins for his opponent, Christian Rudolph got a few chips back after calling a button raise to 11,000,000 with [9h5h] (Suarez held [qh7h]. On the [9dks9s] flop, Rudolph check-raised another swift Suarez bet of 7,000,000 to 23,000,000 prompting a fold.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Anton Suarez | 310,000,000 |
34,000,000 |
| Christian Rudolph | 214,000,000 |
-38,000,000 |
Heads Up Chip Counts Neck and Neck
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Anton Suarez | 276,000,000 |
10,000,000 |
| Christian Rudolph | 252,000,000 |
-500,000 |
James Romero Busts in 3rd Place ($420,000)
Another heads up small blind vs. big blind limp-check started what was to be James Romero’s final hand. Anton Suarez completed with [2c2s] and Romero checked his [kdjd]. The flop came down [qd2hkc] and Suarez led his set for 3,000,000, flat calling when Romero raised to 10,000,000. Suarez went into check-call mode for the rest of the hand, for 20,000,000 on the [8d] turn and, after a lengthy period of consideration on Romero’s part, for 42,000,000 (all in) on the [5s] river.
Being snap-called on the river, Romero tapped the table and made his way to pick up his $420,000 third place prize.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Anton Suarez | 266,000,000 |
76,500,000 |
| James Romero | Busted |
-76,500,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Rudolph | 252,500,000 |
13,500,000 |
| Anton Suarez | 189,500,000 |
-17,500,000 |
| James Romero | 76,500,000 |
-5,500,000 |
Romero Drops To Third in Chips
Another limp-check small to big blind started this hand, James Romero calling with [9h7c], Christian Rudolph opting to see the flop with [Qhts]. Romero check-called Rudolph’s 5,500,000 bet on the [4hth8c] flop, then led out big for 28,000,000 on the [8s] turn. After a pause, Rudolph made the call. The river brought the [qd]. Romero used a timebank card before checking, and another before folding to Rudolph’s 30,500,000 river bet.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Rudolph | 239,000,000 |
28,000,000 |
| James Romero | 82,000,000 |
-5,000,000 |
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