Solaas Wins Some, Then Loses Some
Espen Solaas won the first hand of heads up after min-raising the button with Raj Ramakrishnan just flat calling from the small blind.
Ramakrishnan led out for full pot on the 
flop and Solaas called leaving himself with around 200k behind. That was all the betting for the hand after the 
hit the turn, with the action checking through to the 
river.
Ramakrishnan rolled over 
for a pair of kings, but Solaas, holding 
had improved to tow pairs on the turn and a better two pairs on the river to take the hand and climb to just under 300k.
However, Ramakrishnan clawed this back with interest the very next hand after limping the button. Solaas check the small blind and the flop came down 
. The action was checked through to the 
which Ramakrishnan bet for 16,000 after Solaas checked and then called.
The 
river brought in the and Solaas again check-called Ramakrishnan's bet of 50,000 but mucked when the Australian player rolled over 
for the straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
742,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
233,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |