Brandon Meyers was chip leader by a wide margin at the end of the last No Limit round. But 30 minutes of Limit had him on the ropes. All it took was one quick No Limit cooler to send him home in fourth place.
Meyers called all in with to discover that Matt Matros had him dominated with . The board fell , and suddenly Meyers' evening was over. Matros, who was the super short stack an hour ago, is now second in chips with around 1.6 million.
Matt Matros raised his button to 60,000, and Jonathan Lane called out of the big blind.
Flop: - Lane checked, and Matros bet 60,000. Lane then check-raised to a small 135,000. Matros called.
Turn: - Lane tried again with a 160,000 bet, and Matros called.
River: - The board paired on the river, and Lane checked it. Matros didn't mind the river or the check and bet 300,000. Lane instantly tossed away his cards.
The final three are taking a quick break between the no limit and limit halves of the level to color up the T1,000 ante chips. Here are where they stand:
Matt Hawrilenko was short when he doubled up through Matt Matros, but then he gave back those chips one hand later. Down to his last four bets, he got it all in, again against Matros, on a flop.
Hawrilenko: - top two pair
Matros: - flush draw
The on the turn put Matros in the lead and meant Hawrilenko needed to catch a queen or a jack on the river. Instead it was the , and Hawrilenko was eliminated in third place by his good friend. This is Hawrilenko's fourth cash of the series and leaves him just short of a second bracelet. He left his chips to Matros, who now has the chip lead in pursuit of his own second bracelet.
Alway even-keeled, Hawrilenko is taking a quick break (a phone call to his wife and some frozen yogurt) and then jumping straight into the $50k Players' Championship.
Jonathan Lane raised on the button, and Matt Matros called. Matros bet out at the flop, and Lane called. Matros slowed down and check-called the turn and river. Lane showed , and top two took the hand.
After plenty of back-and-forth with no flops, Jonathan Lane raised and Matt Matros three bet. Lane made it four, and Matros called. The flop fell , and Matros check-called. Same action on the turn and river. Lane tabled , and kings and jacks took the pot. He has pulled nearly even with Matros.
Matt Matros raised his button, and Jonathan Lane called. Lane check-called one bet on the flop. He checked again after the turn, but this time he stuck in a raise after Matros bet. Matros called, then called one more bet after the river. Lane showed for the turned wheel to take over the chip lead.
Jonathan Lane - 2.9 million
Matt Matros - 1.45 million