Advantage Otto

Back to the 2:1 rough split we've seen before, and Marcus Otto is doing that thing where you roll your neck from side to side to release tension and hopefully make that cracking sound which really puts off your opponent... he's hoping that this time he can press his advantage to actual victory, end-the-match, let's-have-a-redraw-for-tomorrow type victory.

But Gryko has moved his stack in preflop a couple of times now, picking up the blinds and forcing Otto to make a decision for around 10k, which so far he's declined to take up. He did lose 800 taking a stab at a turn recently, though, with the board 2s-6h-9c-Qd after he'd checked his option pre and neither player had done anything on the flop, giving up when Otto bet 2k on the rivered 7c that time. Meanwhile, as this round of matches is being played in the bar area next to the Dining Room (read: restaurant, open now) the nice smell of foods coming from about three feet away is driving me absolutely nuts and must be a distraction to the players who've been here playing pretty much nonstop for over four hours. I hope they were smarter than I was and had lunch.