There is always pressure at the poker table, but Christoph Vogelsang just experienced a little of what Aaron Paul must do on a daily basis - all eyes were on him.
The two biggest names at their table, Paul had position on Vogelsang, sitting to the German's direct left, and the star of TV's Breaking Bad and The Path among many others was down to just over starting stack at the beginning of the hand.
We joined the action on a flop of 
with 6,500 in the middle already, and Paul made it 2,600 to see a turn. At that stage he had two opponents in the hand, but only Vogelsang called to the turn of 
. Vogelsang checked to Paul, who bet 5,000 this time, the German calling with the same casuality that Paul has displayed in making the bet, tossing a single blue chip into the middle.
The river of 
saw Vogelsang check again, and by this point the TV cameras were right on both players as they sat side by side. Aaron Paul moved all-in for his remaining 20,300. Suddenly the heat was right on Vogelsang, and he felt it.
"All the cameras..." he said, and Paul did nothing to help his opponent breathe easier, staring him down with the intensity his acting performances are so widely known for. Vogelsang took five minutes making a decision, by which point another opponent at the table, Erik Lemarquand, called the clock.
Vogelsang was in the tank, and Aaron Paul flexed his fingers as Kate Badurek announced '30 seconds'. All eyes were on Vogelsang, and with just eight seconds left on the clock, he called!
Aaron Paul turned over 
and Vogelsang nodded, mucking his hand. Paul tapped the table in appreciation of his opponent's deliberation, and as the cameras and media drifted away, turned to Vogelsang.
"That shit was long...! My God, we were surrounded." Vogelsang smiled and the two men stacked up their chips, the German still holding more than his Hollywood opponent, but not by much.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000
-23,300
|
-23,300 |
|
68,000
-6,700
|
-6,700 |
as Ryan Riess and his neighbor Robert Mizrachi got their chips in. Riess had the advantage turning over 
for a set while Mizrachi had 
. The 
on the river was a blank and he got his 11,800 back times two, plus what was in the pot already.
. 
. The big blind checked, and Kessler bet 3,500. The button folded and the big blind wasted no time as he slid a tall stack of chips forward, clearly putting Kessler to the test for his remaining 22,500 chips.
while his opponent showed a dominated 
.
, giving Kessler the pot.
, Mukul Pahuja checked from the big blind. 
. Pahuja led out for 14,000. Kurganov went into the tank and called.
for a pair of jacks, and Pahuja tabled 
. The small blind checked, and George bet 4,500. Kessler folded, and Kornuth called. The small blind thought about it and eventually decided to fold.
. George checked once again and Kornuth put out a bet of 22,000. George went into the tank for a full minute before deciding to call. 
completed the board on the river, Vogelsang paused for a few beats and then bet 19,000, which elicited a snap-fold from Paul.