Schulz Tries a Slowplay
Hand #6: Niklas Hambitzer opened for 165,000 on the button, and Juan Martin Pastor defended his big blind with 
. Both players whiffed and checked the 
flop, and a 
hit the turn, followed by two more checks. The river 
went check-check, and Hambitzer dragged the pot.
Hand #7: On a flop of 
, Kevin Schulz check-called 175,000 from Chance Kornuth. Both checked the 
turn, and a 
hit the river. Schulz had defended his big blind from an under-the-gun raise from Kornuth, and he bet out on the river with 
, inducing a quick fold from Kornuth, who had ace-high.
Hand #8: Juan Martin Pastor raised to 180,000 from the button, and Chance Kornuth defended the big blind with 
. He checked top two on the 
flop, and Pastor continued for 150,000. A check-raise to 435,000 from the chip leader ended things.
Hand #9: Action folded to Kornuth in the small blind, and he popped it up with 
and folded out Hambitzer.
Hand #10: Kornuth opened the button for 160,000, but Diego Ventura woke up with 
in the big blind. He elected to just call, and he flopped Broadway as 
hit the felt. Check-check action led to a turn, and two more checks brought out the 
. Ventura checked a third time and then called 115,000 from Kornuth, who was playing the board by now.
Hand #11: Kornuth got the 
off again, and this time his open from the cutoff took it down.