Matos Shoves on Sarmiento
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The board read 
on the turn. From the button, Joseph Matos bet 12,000 into the pot of around 18,000. Steven Sarmiento called in middle position.
The river came the 
. Matos slid forward 60,000 which had Sarmiento easily covered who went into the tank. Eventually, Sarmiento relented to the pressure and folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
88,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
29,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
. Jason Deutsch bet 15,000 and was called by Leonard August to grow the pot to about 45,000. 
. Deutsch slowed down and checked. August tossed out a beefy bet of 35,000 which got a snap fold from Deutsch to give August the pot.
against the 
. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
for Scott to send the short stack away.
. Song continued for 4,000. The big blind called. Harper then raised to 17,000. Song checked out the stacks of both opponents and thought for about 30 seconds before he folded. The big blind got out of the way quickly to send Harper the pot.
for a pair of eights. Simpson gave a wry smile and small chuckle as he checked his cards and winced to indicate that he was pipped by the eights and he mucked his cards. 