Luke Schwartz raised in the small blind and George Wolff called in the big.
Schwartz barrelled after every draw, pitching one all the way. Wolff called after drawing three, then after drawing two. He took one on the last draw and then raised Schwartz' bet. Schwartz folded.
Johannes Becker and Luke Schwartz got into another blind versus blind battle, beginning with Becker raising on the small blind and Schwartz calling on the big. In each of the next two rounds, Becker bet, Schwartz called and each player drew one.
Becker got one more bet in on the river, getting the call and showing .
Luke Schwartz was exasperated after standing pat in the final draw, with Johannes Becker drawing one. Becker ended up with the winning , prompting an incredulous response from Schwartz.
"Every time, on every river you find the lead," Schwartz said.
A few hands later, Becker opened from the button and got calls from Schwartz and George Wolff on the blinds. Schwartz drew two, and the other players both drew three.
The round checked to Becker, who bet, got a call from Schwartz and a fold from Wolff. Schwartz drew two this time and Becker one. Both players checked, and it was another hand of Schwartz standing pat and Becker drawing one in the third draw.
Schwartz won this time, however, with the staying good.
Luke Schwartz discussed with his tablemates the unlikelihood of playing five 90-minute levels of three-handed poker. As the end of Level 22 approaches, Schwartz is back up over the 3-million mark, with both opponents under 1.5 million
Schwartz took another pot down from Johannes Becker, calling on the big blind against Becker's small blind raise. Becker drew one, Schwartz two, and Becker fired again, with Schwartz calling.
Becker drew one and Schwartz peeled two, and Becker stayed the aggressor with Schwartz calling. Both players took one on the third draw, and Becker put out one more bet, with Schwartz calling.
Schwartz showed , taking a bigger lead in the chip counts.
Luke Schwartz raised from the button and Johannes Becker called in the big blind.
Both pitched two and Becker check-called.
Becker took two again and Schwartz was good. Becker-check called a bet.
Becker peeled one on the last draw and then he led out. Schwartz didn't like to see that but he called anyway. Becker showed and Schwartz couldn't beat that.
For the first time since three-handed play began, a player went all in, with George Wolff living to play on.
Wolff was on the big blind against Johannes Becker in the small blind. Becker was the aggressor pre-draw and through the first two round, with both players drawing two then one.
In the third betting round, Wolff check-raised Becker and got the call, which left Wolff with less than a big bet remaining. Wolff stood pat and Becker took one, and Wolff put the rest of chips in. Becker folded, and Wolff is back in the game for now.