With the board reading , James Van Alstyne checked and Zac Fellows fired a bet. Van Alstyne check-raised, but Fellows popped it up once again. Van Alstyne called and then again on the river.
Fellows showed for a straight and low to scoop and leave Van Alstyne crippled with just 150,000 chips.
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Zac Fellows continues to chip away at the stack of James Van Alstyne. Two further Stud pots that didn't reached the showdown went the way of Fellows as Van Alstyne is down to his last 550,000 chips.
Zac Fellows is inching closer to the gold. In a recent Stud hand he called bets from James Van Alstyne the whole way until sixth street, where Fellows led out with a bet and Van Alstyne gave it up.
Fellows: (X-X)
Van Alstyne: (X-X)
Van Alstyne is down to 950,000 and needs to turn something around quickly.
First blood in this heads-up contest has gone to Zac Fellows. After James Van Alstyne raised the button, Fellows defended in the big blind.
The flop arrived and Fellows put in the check-raise over Van Alstyne's continuation bet. Van Alstyne made the call and the fell on the turn.
Fellows slowed down and checked, but then called when Van Alstyne fired another bet. The river brought the and both players checked it down. Fellows tabled for aces up for the best hand as Van Alstyne mucked.