Hand #181: Chris Klodnicki folded the button, and Emile Schiff got a walk.
Hand #182: Schiff limped the button, and Klodnicki raised to 355,000. Schiff folded.
Hand #183: Klodnicki raised to 250,000, and Schiff folded.
Hand #184: Schiff raised to 250,000, and Klodnicki called. The flop came , and Klodnicki check-called a bet of 260,000. The turn was the , and both players checked to the on the river. Klodnicki led out for 550,000, and Schiff folded.
Hand #185: Klodnicki raised to 250,000, and Schiff folded.
Hand #186: Emile Schiff raised to 250,000, and Chris Klodnicki folded.
Hand #187: Klodnicki limped, and Schiff raised to 500,000. Klodnicki folded.
Hand #188: Schiff raised to 250,000, and Klodnicki three-bet to 745,000. Schiff mucked.
Hand #189: Klodnicki limped, and Schiff checked. The flop came . Schiff checked, Klodnicki bet 125,000, and Schiff called. The turn was the , and both players checked to the on the river. Schiff bet 375,000, and Klodnicki folded.
Hand #190: Schiff raised to 250,000, and Klodnicki called. The flop came , and both players checked to the on the turn and the on the river. Klodnicki bet 420,000, and Schiff tossed in a chip to call. Klodnicki tabled for a straight to the nine, and Schiff mucked.
Hand #191: Chris Klodnicki raised to 250,000, and Emile Schiff folded.
Hand #192: Schiff limped the button, and Klodnicki checked. The flop came , and Klodnicki check-called a bet of 150,000. The turn was the , and Klodnicki led out for 300,000. Schiff called, and the river brought the . Klodnicki checked, Schiff bet 750,000, and Klodnicki mucked his hand.
Hand #193: Klodnicki raised to 250,000, and Schiff folded.
Hand #194: Schiff raised to 250,000, and Klodnicki three-bet to 770,000. Schiff called, and the flop came . Klodnicki bet 700,000, and Schiff raised to 2,075,000. Klodnicki called, and the came on the turn. Klodnicki checked, Schiff bet 1,675,000, and Klodnicki mucked his cards.
Hand #195: Chris Klodnicki raised to 250,000, Emile Schiff three-bet to 790,000, and Klodnicki folded.
Hand #196: Schiff raised to 250,000, Klodnicki three-bet to 660,000, and Schiff mucked.
Hand #197: Klodnicki raised to 250,000, and Schiff folded.
Hand #198: Schiff limped in, and Klodnicki checked. The flop came . Klodnicki bet 125,000, and Schiff called. The turn was the . Klodnicki bet 625,000, and Schiff folded.
The two remaining players have decided to bag and tag to finish up tomorrow. Play will resume at noon local time tomorrow and will complete once a winner is crowned.
Jamaican/Dutch player Emile Schiff is ahead with 9,760,000 and is up against American Chris Klodnicki, who bagged up 4,910,000.
Play has concluded for the evening in Event #66: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'Em on Day 3. Emile Schiff and Chris Klodnicki are the last two remaining players and they will be returning at noon on Saturday to finish their heads-up battle.
The day began with 23 players returning from Day 2 and they were quickly dwindled down to just 18 players on two players. It took some time for the chip leaders to emerge from the pack, but when they did it was Klodnicki that began eliminating some opponents. By the time the final tabled had been reached, Klodnicki had a comfortable chip lead that he would not look back on for some time.
However, Klodnicki and Schiff found themselves part of a massive pot when four-handed play began with Schiff coming out on top giving him a huge chip lead at that time. Klodnicki would not let that bother him, as he managed to stay alive until heads-up play began and slowly worked the chips back to even. The two players would find themselves in another large pot and again, Schiff took it down to regain the chip lead he lost earlier. That is where the action stands heading into Saturday with Schiff holding 2-to-1 chip lead.
Place
Player Name
Country
Prize (USD)
1
-
-
$428,423
2
-
-
$264,692
3
Schuyler Thornton
United States
$191,453
4
Ben Zamani
United States
$139,896
5
Ulrich Schnetter
United States
$103,281
6
Darren Elias
United States
$77,047
7
Kenny Hallaert
Belgium
$58,083
8
Aditya Sushant
India
$44,255
9
Dylan Hortin
United States
$34,083
Final Table Summary
When the official final table began, it was Klodnicki who held the big chip lead and he didn't slow down. Dylan Hortin (9th place - $34,083) was taken out by Klodnicki after his pocket nines were beaten on the river. After the dinner break, Aditya Sushant (8th place - $44,255) was next to hit the rail after running his ace-king into the pocket aces of Schiff. Kenny Hallaert (7th place - $58,083) put up a good fight on the final table but just fell short. He was all-in preflop against Schiff, but would end up losing to a straight.
Six-handed play lasted a couple levels until Darren Elias (6th place - $77,047) got into a race scenario with against Schuyler Thornton's . Thornton made a flush and eliminated Elias. Ulrich Schnetter (5th place - $103,281) stayed quiet for most of the night but eventually ran his ace-king into the pocket aces of Schiff again. Schnetter was unable to catch up and was sent to the rail.
Ben Zamani (4th place - $139,896) fell victim to the Klodnicki comeback when he lost most of his chips with against . He was unable to connect with the board and was left with just one small blind. He would be eliminated in the next hand. Then there was Thornton (3rd place - $191,453) who ran into the steamrolling train of Schiff. He got all of his chips in the middle with but Schiff rolled over . Thornton could not hit an ace and that led to the heads-up match between Schiff and Klodnicki.
When the two players return, the action will begin at Level 32 with the blinds at 80,000/160,000 with a 20,000 ante. Continue to follow with the PokerNews team to find who will become the champion.