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Troyanovskiy Drops Below 2MM

Posted 2013-01-14 GMT-5

Vanessa Selbst raised to 40,000 with and Vladimir Troyanovskiy defended the big with . Both players then checked the flop, and the appeared on the turn. Troyanovskiy led out for 70,000, Selbst called, and the completed the board on the river.

Troyanovskiy bet 180,000 and Selbst snap-called with two pair and a king kicker to win the pot. With that, Troyanovskiy dropped to 1,765,000.

Chip Counts
Vanessa Selbst	PokerStars Team Pro		8,435,000	135,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy			1,765,000	-135,000

Tags: Vladimir Troyanovskiy, Vanessa Selbst.

Selbst Takes First Two

Posted 2013-01-14 GMT-5

Vladimir Troyanovskiy opened to 85,000 on the button with , Vanessa Selbst three-bet to 255,000 from the big blind with . Troyanovskiy found a fold, and Selbst took the first pot.

On the second hand, Selbst opened to 80,000 on the button with , Vladimir Troyanovskiy defended with the and an unknown card. The flop fell , Troyanovskiy check-called a bet from Selbst, and the turn brought the . Troyanovsky check-called another bet, and the completed the board.

Both players checked. Troyanovskiy showed , which was no good against Selbst's flush.

Chip Counts
Vanessa Selbst	PokerStars Team Pro		8,300,000	504,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy			1,900,000	-505,000

Tags: Vanessa Selbst, Vladimir Troyanovskiy.

Quick Break

Posted 2013-01-14 GMT-5 • Level 24: 20,000-40,000, 5,000 ante

The final two players are now on a short break.

Mike Watson Eliminated in 3rd Place ($462,320)

Posted 2013-01-14 GMT-5

Mike Watson - 3rd Place

Mike Watson opened to 80,000 on the button with , Vanessa Selbst three-bet to 210,000 from the small blind with , and Vladimir Troyanovskiy folded in the big blind. Watson called.

The flop fell , Selbst led for 260,000, and Watson tanked for a minute or so before calling. The turned, and Selbst reached for chips, but eventually checked. Watson reached for yellow T25,000 chips, added a few blue T5,000 chips on top, then slid forward 320,000. Selbst called.

The completed the board, giving Selbst a flush, and she checked, setting a trap for Watson. He walked right into it, moving all in for a pot-sized bet, and Selbst snapped it off.

Watson was eliminated in third place, and we are now heads up for the $25,000 High Roller championship!

Chip Counts
Vanessa Selbst	PokerStars Team Pro	7,796,000	1,911,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy		2,405,000	-45,000
Mike Watson		Busted

Tags: Mike Watson, Vanessa Selbst.

Selbst Pulling Away

Posted 2013-01-14 GMT-5

Vanessa Selbst is starting to pull away and seems intent on doing as much damage during three-handed play as possible.

In a recent hand, Mike Watson opened for 110,000 from the small blind with and Selbst defended from the big blind with . The flop saw Watson, who was the statistical favorite, bet 125,000, Selbst call, and the peel off on the turn.

Watson picked up a gutshot straight draw to go along with his flush draw, and he slid out a bet of 300,000. Selbst sat for a long time shuffling chips before moving all in, and Watson, who had been sitting motionless, looked down and shook his head. “How could you possibly choose that size?” he questioned of himself.

Watson mulled over the decision for a minute before tossing his cards to the muck and giving up on the hand. With that, Selbst chipped up to nearly 5.9 million while Watson dropped to under 1.9 million.

Chip Counts
Vanessa Selbst	PokerStars Team Pro	5,885,000	500,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy		2,450,000	90,000
Mike Watson		1,866,000	-591,000

Tags: Vanessa Selbst, Mike Watson.

Who is the King?

Posted 2013-01-14 GMT-5 • Level 24: 20,000-40,000, 5,000 ante

Vanessa Selbst opened to 110,000 from the small blind with , Vladimir Troyanovskiy three-bet to 300,000 from the big blind with , and Selbst instantly folded.

Tags: Vanessa Selbst, Vladimir Troyanovskiy.

Counts

Posted 2013-01-14 GMT-5

Chip Counts
Vanessa Selbst	PokerStars Team Pro	5,385,000	85,000
Mike Watson		2,457,000	-243,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy		2,360,000	-40,000

High Fives for Troyanovskiy

Posted 2013-01-14 GMT-5

Vanessa Selbst opened for 80,000 on the button with and Vladimir Troyanovskiy called from the small blind with . Mike Watson folded from the big, and it was heads-up action to the flop, which both players checked.

When the turned, Troyanovskiy bet 80,000, Selbst raised to 295,000, and Troyanovskiy called. Both players returned to checking on the river and Troyanovskiy tabled his hand to take down the pot.

Chip Counts
Vanessa Selbst	PokerStars Team Pro		5,300,000	-385,000
Vladimir Troyanovskiy			2,400,000	495,000

Tags: Vladimir Troyanovskiy, Vanessa Selbst.

Selbst Gets a Little from Watson

Posted 2013-01-14 GMT-5

Mike Watson opened for 110,000 from the small blind with and Vanessa Selbst defended from the big with . The flop saw Watson lead out for 125,000 with his pair of fours, Selbst called, and the turn.

Both players checked, as they did on the river, and Selbst tabled her hand and won the pot with a pair of sevens.

Chip Counts
Vanessa Selbst	PokerStars Team Pro		5,685,000	305,000
Mike Watson			2,700,000	-216,000

Tags: Mike Watson, Vanessa Selbst.

Ole Schemion Eliminated in 4th Place ($354,360)

Posted 2013-01-14 GMT-5

Ole Schemion - 4th Place

Vladimir Troyanovskiy opened to 85,000 with , Ole Schemion three-bet to 200,000 on the button with two fives - leaving just 110,000 behind - and Mike Watson called in the small blind with . Troyanovskiy folded.

The flop fell , and Watson led out for 100,000, thinking he was putting Schemion all in. Schemion called, leaving just a few thousand behind, and the turn was the . Finally, the money went in.

The German needed a five to stay alive, but the completed the board, and he was eliminated.

He earns $354,360, while Watson is now flirting with a three million-chip pot.