Nick Schulman had Matt Hyman on the ropes, but once again he escaped elimination.
It happened when Schulman limped with the and Hyman raised to 330,000 holding the . Schulman responded by moving all in and Hyman opted to call off for 1.855 million.
Hyman was looking for some help, and he got it on the flop. The turn left Schulman drawing dead, and he relinquished the chip lead after the was run out on the river.
Matt Hyman raised to 240,000 holding the and Nick Schulman just called with the .
Schulman then check-called a bet of 250,000 on the flop and hit the wheel on the turn. Schulman checked, Hyman bet 500,000, and Schulman woke up with a check-raise to 1.5 million.
Hyman used a time extension before laying it down.
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Matt Hyman opened with a raise and then called when Nick Schulman moved all in for 1.48 million.
Hyman:
Schulman:
The flop made things interesting as Schulman flopped top pair but Hyman had a pair and flush draw. Unfortunately for Hyman, he couldn't seal the deal as the bricked the turn followed by the on the river.
Nick Schulman raised to 150,000 with the and Matt Hyman called with the . The latter then check-called a bet of flop and action repeated itself on the turn.
Both players then checked the river and Hyman won the pot.
Nick Schulman won a couple pots to reclaim the chip lead, but he just lost a couple to give it back to Matt Hyman. In fact, the counts are right where they were when Hyman spiked the two outer to double.
In a recent hand, there was 560,000 in the pot and a board reading when Hyman, who held the , coyly checked his rivered straight and Schulman, who had the in the hole, bet 450,000. Hyman opted to just call and took down the pot.
and Nick Schulman checked his option with the 
. Both players then checked the 
flop and the dealer burned and turned the 
.
river missed both players. Schulman checked and then folded when Hyman bet 570,000.
and Hyman raised to 330,000 holding the 
. Schulman responded by moving all in and Hyman opted to call off for 1.855 million.
flop. The 
turn left Schulman drawing dead, and he relinquished the chip lead after the 
and Nick Schulman just called with the 
flop and hit the wheel on the 
turn. Schulman checked, Hyman bet 500,000, and Schulman woke up with a check-raise to 1.5 million.
flop made things interesting as Schulman flopped top pair but Hyman had a pair and flush draw. Unfortunately for Hyman, he couldn't seal the deal as the 
turn.
when Hyman, who held the