The heads-up action between Rodney Brown and Mitch Schock has been fairly uneventful. The two seem content with feeling each other out.
In a recent hand, Brown raised to 48,000 on the button and Schock made the call. Both players proceeded to check the flop, which was followed by the turn. Schock check-called a bet of 60,000, and then it went check-check on the river.
Schock rolled over , but it was no good against Brown's . Small pot to Brown.
Rodney Brown led out for 35,000 on a flop of and Mitch Schock called, the latter then called another bet, this time of 80,000 on the turn. Brown then checked the river and Schock slid out a chunky bet of 240,000.
Brown responded with a check-raise to 525,000 and Schock snap folded. First blood to Brown.
Heads-up play is often unpredictable. It may last many hours or just a few minutes. In this match, it seems the players are focused, patient, and more than willing to take their time in picking their spots. Barring a cooler, we expect this match will go awhile.
Mitch Schock raised to 56,000 on the button and Rodney Brown made the call to see a flop. Brown checked and Schock bet 80,000 only for Brown to check-raise to 210,000. Schock made the call and Brown then fired out a further 410,000 on the turn and again Schock made the call.
The river was the and Brown checked, Schock moved all in (or essentially potted it to put Brown all in) and Brown tanked for several minutes before meekly announcing, "Call."
Schock nodded and tapped the table showing a missed wrap draw and Brown won the pot with for bottom set. Whatever happens after this, both players have shown they're capable of making big plays if they need to.
The action has been excruciatingly slow since the players returned from the break. Min-raises preflop have been the order of the day. An example of the types of hands we've been seen in the past ten minutes:
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Rodney Brown raised to 80,000 on the button and Mitch Schock exercised his option in the big blind by making it 165,000 to go. Brown made the call and watched as the flop fell . Schock led out for 210,000 and Brown insta-folded.
That was a hand that actually happened, which happened to be our biggest post-break hand thus far.
Mitch Schock made it 75,000 on the button and Rodney Brown reraised pot to 225,000. Schock made the call and the pair proceeded to check down the to the river where Brown bet 250,000 and Schock folded.
The next hand saw Brown raise to 65,000 and Schock called this time. Again the board was checked down to the river of a board where Brown bet pot and Schock called.
Schock showed but Brown flipped for yet another pot.