Michael Malm raised the button, Steven Wolansky potted in the big blind, and Malm shipped it in.
Malm:
Wolansky:
Malm was in good shape with blockers and better flush cards, but a flop left him trailing. A on the turn quickly turned that around, and a brick on the river meant Malm, who has been stubbornly clinging to a very short stack, is back in contention.
The flop read and Michael Malm led out. Steven Wolansky called to see the turn. Malm checkd and Wolansky fired a bet. Malm came over the top and Wolansky mucked his cards.
Michael Malm called a raise in the big blind, and the players saw a flop. Malm check-called, and did the same on a turn. He led out when the hit the river, and Wolansky called.
Malm showed for a rivered gutshot straight, and Wolansky's small cheering section expressed disgust.
Both heads up competitors were given the option to play one more level tonight. Michael Malm did not want to play one more tonight but Steven Wolansky was adamant that he wanted to play one more level. Malm agreed to flip a coin for it. If it landed heads they went home for the night, tails they would play on.
Wolansky flipped the quarter, it fell off of the table and onto the floor. Someone from the rail declared that it fell tails. That means we're on a 20-minute break and will return for one more level.
Michael Malm raised to 65,000 from the button, and Steven Wolansky called.
The flop came , and Wolansky check-raised Malm's 65,000 bet to 155,000. Malm called. Wolansky kept up the aggression on a turn, firing 180,000. Malm raised to 380,000, and Wolansky folded.
Steven Wolansky had the button. He popped it up to 65,000 and Michael Malm defended his big blind.
The flop brought and Malm checked to the raiser. Wolansky fired 75,000 and Malm called. The hit the turn and Malm checked once more and called after Wolansky slid out 160,000. The finished off the board. Malm checked a third time. Wolansky announced a bet of 325,000.
"Didn't think you had the balls to pull that trigger," said Malm to Wolansky. He sat thinking.
Minutes ticked down on the clock as Malm stacked and and disassembled stacks of chips while thinking and muttering to himself about the hand.
"This is TOUGH," he emphasized after about three minutes.
Four minutes into his decision was enough for Wolansky, who called the clock on Malm. He had sixty seconds to act on his hand or it would be declared dead.
Malm continued to think and used his time all of the way down until there were just six seconds left. He pushed out a call.
Wolansky showed for just king-high. Malm rolled up for a pair of sixes and the best hand. He clenched his fist tightly and did a fist pump to himself as he dragged in the pot. He now is sitting on about 2.27 million in chips.
and we found Wolansky lead out. Malm raised and Wolansky flat called.
complete the board and Wolansky checked. Malm bet and Wolansky called one final bet.
but it was no good, as Wolansky showed 
for a better two pair and a low. This scoop gives Wolansky a commanding chip lead.
flop left him trailing. A 
on the turn quickly turned that around, and a brick on the river meant Malm, who has been stubbornly clinging to a very short stack, is back in contention.
and Michael Malm led out. Steven Wolansky called to see the 
hit the river, and Wolansky called.
for a rivered gutshot straight, and Wolansky's small cheering section expressed disgust.
, and Wolansky check-raised Malm's 65,000 bet to 155,000. Malm called. Wolansky kept up the aggression on a 
turn, firing 180,000. Malm raised to 380,000, and Wolansky folded.
hit the turn and Malm checked once more and called after Wolansky slid out 160,000. The