Level: 27
Blinds: 45,000/90,000
Ante: 25,000
Level: 27
Blinds: 45,000/90,000
Ante: 25,000
Wow... has this turned into a horse race over the last level. Michael Mizrachi has more than doubled his stack, Oppenheim has shed more than a third of of his, and Schmelev is holding pretty steady, gaining about 400,000 over the last ninety minutes.
Vladimir Schmelev - 5,925,000
David Oppenheim - 5,870,000
Michael Mizrachi - 5,595,000
The players are now taking a twenty-minute break.
The button is with Michael Mizrachi in Seat 6. Mizrachi raises to 205,000 but David Oppenheim announces a re-raise from the small blind. He moves out calling chips before adding another 450,000 to the bet. Vladimir Schmelev quickly gets out of the way and it's back on Mizrachi. After a rather dull level, could this be the big confrontation we've been looking for? Mizrachi answers with a re-raise of an additional 600,000 in the first four-bet in quite some time at this final table!
After a few moments of deliberation, Oppenheim gives it up as Mizrachi is now looking dangerous with chips.
Vladimir Schmelev has the button in Seat 3. David Oppenheim gets a walk in the big blind.
The button is with David Oppenheim in Seat 7. He folds, Vladimir Schmelev raises to 260,000 from the small blind and takes it down.
Michael Mizrachi has the button in Seat 6. He folds, David Oppenheim completes the small blind and Vladimir Schmelev checks his option.
The flop is and Schmelev folds to Oppenheim's lead bet.
The button is with Vladimir Schmelev in Seat 3. He folds before Michael Mizrachi completes from the small blind. David Oppenheim checks in the big blind and we see a flop of . Mizrachi bets out 150,000 and Oppenheim makes the call.
The turn is the and both players check to see the free on the river. Both players check once again. Oppenheim shows for a pair of tens to take it down as Mizrachi flashes .
David Oppenheim has the button in Seat 7. Vladimir Schmelev raises to 215,000 from the small blind and Michael Mizrachi calls from the big blind.
The flop is . Schmelev leads out for 250,000 and Mizrachi folds.
The button is with Michael Mizrachi in Seat 6. He folds and David Oppenheim raises from the small blind to 230,000. Vladimir Schmelev defends his big blind with a call.
They take a flop of and Oppenheim bets out 300,000. Schmelev quickly calls. A repeat hits the turn and Oppenheim slows down with a check. Schmelev isn't slowing down however, as he bets 350,000. Oppenheim makes the call.
The river is the and both players check it down. Oppenheim flips , (the third time we've seen him hold Aces, and get paid, at this final table), and takes it down.