Mattern With Top Pair
Level 33
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Arnaud Mattern raised on the button to 600,000 and Anton Smirnov called in the big blind.
The flop came out Q♣9♥7♦ and both players checked. Play was methodical and calculated due to being close to the next pay jump and the redraw.
The turn brought the J♣ and Smirnov came out betting 575,000 and Mattern called.
The turn was the 3♦ and both players checked. Mattern tabled A♦Q♠ and Smirnov showed A♣5♣.
Mattern's pair of queens took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,000,000 | 2,700,000 |
|
3,500,000 | -3,200,000 |