Michael Blanovsky has taken a couple more pots from Arkadiy Tsinis as this heads-up battle continues.
Earlier, Tsinis limped in from the button and Blanovsky checked before both players checked the flop of . Blanovsky then checked to Tsinis on the turn of the , only to fold after Tsinis bet 140,000.
Two hands later, Tsinis limped in and Blanovsky checked before leading out for 115,000 after the flop of . Tsinis called, but folded after Blanovsky fired out 275,000 on the turn of the .
Then in the very next hand, Blanovsky raised to 200,000 and Tsinis called before both players checked the flop, but Tsinis check-folded after Blanovsky's bet of 275,000 after the turn of the .
There appears to be no end in sight for this heads-up battle, but when you're battling for a WSOP bracelet, you expect nothing less. You just gotta keep on keeping on.
Earlier, Arkadiy Tsinis raised to 180,000 from the button and Michael Blanovsky called before both players checked the flop of . From there, Tsinis check-folded after Blanovsky's bet of 150,000 on the turn of the , then in the next hand, he called Blanovsky's raise of 180,000 from the big blind to go to the flop of .
Tsinis opened for 250,000 and Blanovsky called, then both players checked down the turn of the and the river before Tsinis showed for a pair, which was good enough to take down the pot.
Michael Blanovsky is now slowly starting to pick up more and more chips from Arkadiy Tsinis to bring the chip counts close to even.
Earlier, Tsinis limped in from the button and Blanovsky checked from the big blind before both players checked the flop of . Blanovsky then led out for 125,000 on the turn of the and Tsinis called before Blanovsky fired out 375,000 on the river . Tsinis went into the tank for almost three minutes before mucking his hand.
In the next hand, Blanovsky raised to 200,000 from the button and Tsinis called, only to fold after Blanovsky opened for 275,000 after the flop of . Soon after that, Tsinis raised to 190,000 from the button and Blanovsky called, then both players checked the flop and turn of before Blanovsky check-called Tsinis' bet of 300,000 on the river .
Blanovsky tabled for the pair and Tsinis mucked his hand.
Arkadiy Tsinis is probably not having the best time out there, as his heads-up opponent Michael Blanovsky brings the margin even closer in this battle for the WSOP Event #38 bracelet.
Earlier, Blanovsky raised to 200,000 from the button and Tsinis called before both players checked the flop of , only to see Tsinis check-fold after Blanovsky bet 275,000 on the turn of the .
A few hands later, Blanovsky raised to 200,000 and Tsinis called before opening for 250,000 after the flop of . Blanovsky called, then Tsinis led out for 300,000 on the turn of the , but quickly folded after Blanovsky raised to 1.2 million.
Arkadiy Tsinis has undone most of Michael Blanovsky's work in this heads-up battle royale to get back up to more than six million in chips.
Earlier, Tsinis limped in from the button and Blanovsky checked, only to check fold after Tsinis opened for 200,000 after the flop of . In the very next hand, Blanovsky raised to 200,000 from the button and Tsinis called before checking the flop of , but this prompted Blanovsky to fire out 125,000.
Tsinis then proceeded to check-raise to 325,000, but Blanovsky returned fire, making it 700,000 to go. Tsinis called, then both players checked the turn of the before Tsinis bet out two million on the river . Blanovsky mulled it over, but decided he wanted nothing more to do with the hand and laid it down.
Michael Blanovsky is starting to slip further away from the 38th WSOP bracelet, now down to 3.3 million in chips.
Blanovsky raised to 200,000 from the button and Tsinis called before checking his option on the flop of . Blanovsky opened for 275,000, but Tsinis then check-raised to 775,000. Blanovsky called, only to fold after Tsinis slid out a bet worth 1.2 million on the turn of the . Tsinis is now back up to around 6.6 million in chips.
With the button in front of him, Michael Blanovsky opened for 275,000 and Arkadiy Tsinis made the call. The flop came and both players elected to see another card. The dealer turned the and Tsinis led out for 350,000. This was enough to push Blanovsky off of his hand and the pot was shipped to Tsinis.
Shortly after that hand, Tsinis held the button and he limped into the pot. Blanovsky checked it and the flop fell . Both players tapped the table and the arrived on the turn. Blanovsky tried a 150,000 bet and Tsinis released, giving the small pot to his opponent.
On the button, Arkadiy Tsinis opted to limp in and Michael Blanovsky checked to bring a flop of to the table. Blanovsky then led out for 125,000 and Tsinis made the call. Both players checked the on the turn and after the river came , Blanovsky check-folded to a bet of 500,000.
Later, Tsinis limped in again from the button and Blanovsky checked once more. The flop came and Blanovsky check-called a bet of 100,000. On the turn card, both players checked and the arrived on the river. After another round of checks, Blanovsky revealed his for a pair of kings and took the pot down.
With just a half hour or so left in the last level of tonight's action, both players seem willing to remain patient and return tomorrow if necessary.
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. Blanovsky then checked to Tsinis on the turn of the 
, only to fold after Tsinis bet 140,000.
. Tsinis called, but folded after Blanovsky fired out 275,000 on the turn of the 
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flop, but Tsinis check-folded after Blanovsky's bet of 275,000 after the turn of the 
. From there, Tsinis check-folded after Blanovsky's bet of 150,000 on the turn of the 
, then in the next hand, he called Blanovsky's raise of 180,000 from the big blind to go to the flop of 
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and the river 
before Tsinis showed 
for a pair, which was good enough to take down the pot.
and Tsinis called before Blanovsky fired out 375,000 on the river 
. Tsinis went into the tank for almost three minutes before mucking his hand.
before Blanovsky check-called Tsinis' bet of 300,000 on the river 
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for the pair and Tsinis mucked his hand.
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, but quickly folded after Blanovsky raised to 1.2 million.
. In the very next hand, Blanovsky raised to 200,000 from the button and Tsinis called before checking the flop of 
before Tsinis bet out two million on the river 
. Blanovsky mulled it over, but decided he wanted nothing more to do with the hand and laid it down.
. Blanovsky opened for 275,000, but Tsinis then check-raised to 775,000. Blanovsky called, only to fold after Tsinis slid out a bet worth 1.2 million on the turn of the 
. Tsinis is now back up to around 6.6 million in chips.
on the turn and after the river came