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With the board reading 
, Matt Matros bet out and Ahmad Abghari raised. Matros called, and they saw the river.
The river was the 
and Matros bet out again. Abghari swiftly called and the cards were on their backs.
Matros: 
for a set
Abghari: 
for a straight
"Ship it," declared Abghari. Matros looked slightly unwell.
After that, our intrepid heads-upsers are at around 1.4 million apiece.
Ahmad Abghari raised his button and Matt Matros called.
Flop: 
Matros check-raised and Abghari called.
Turn: 
Matros bet; Abghari called.
River: 
Matros bet and, again, Abghari flat called.
Matros could only muster 
allowing Abghari to take the pot with 
Matthew Matros - 1,125,000
Ahmad Abghari - 1,700,000
Ahmad Abghari raised his button and Matthew Matros called. The flop came where Matros check-raised Abghari's continuation bet. Abghari called.
Fireworks on the 
turn as Matros bet, Abghari raised, and Matros three-bet. Abghari made the call.
The river was the 
and Matros continued with his aggressive streak, leading out for a single bet. Abghari shook his head and made the call, but tapped the table graciously upon being shown 
for the flopped straight and opened ended straight flush draw.
The action is really back and forth at the moment, and that pot has allowed Matros to recapture the chip lead with with 1,500,000 playing 1,325,000.
Matt Matros raised his button and Ahmad Abghari called to see a 
flop. Abghari check-raised, Matros bet and then called.
The turn was the 
and Abghari bet out this time. Matros raised, Abghari speedily made the call, and they saw another card.
The river was the and Abghari went back to checking. When Matros bet, though, Abghari raised. Matros called, and then promptly mucked when Abghari turned over 
for a flush.
With that, Abghari snuck back the chip lead on 1,600,000 to Matros' 1,200,000.
Matt Matros raised from the button and Ahmad Abghari called.
Abghari check-called a bet on the 
flop before both players checked down the 
turn and river, at which point Matros revealed 
for king high and Abghari mucked.
Since then, Matros has been slowly whittling away at Abghari, winning several very small pots in a row, mostly with preflop raises. With the blinds this big, that means that Matros has moved back into the lead, on 1.6 million to Abghari's 1.2 million.
Level: 26
Blinds: /
Ante:
The players appear to have settled into a familiar pattern of one player raising the button, and the other folding before either check-calling the flop, or calling one street and then check-folding the turn. Now and then something fruity happens, but at the moment it's a back and forth battle in which the player in position seems to be winning the majority of pots.
Matthew Matros raised from the button and Ahmad Abghari called in the big blind.
Flop: 
Abghari bet and Matros called.
Turn:
Again, Abghari bet and, again, Matros called.
River:
Abghari fired out once more, but was unable to shake off his foe, Matros making a good call with 
which was good enough to pick up the pot.
Matros has been gradually grinding down his foe and now boasts a comfortable 4:1 chip lead lead.
Matthew Matros - 2,275,000
Ahmad Abghari - 450,000
