Mike Matusow Registers; Busts
Mike Matusow still has a stack in the $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. but, with that tournament on a one-hour dinner break, he hopped (scooted) across to the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo.
"I'm either going to run up a stack or bust," he said on his way to his table.
In his first hand, he announced pot from under the gun. The next player three-bet pot to 3,600. The small blind was all in for 2,825 and Matusow moved all in as well. The other player called, putting two players at risk.
Matusow: 
Small blind: 
Third player: 
The board ran out 
and the player with the biggest stack rivered Broadway to eliminate two players. Matusow stood in disbelief.
"Are you serious?" he said. "This is how I'm going out of this tournament?"
"It's a gin flop, gin turn," he said moving towards his mobility scooter, "And then he hits his offsuit king?"
Matusow still has 44,500 chips, just in a different tournament.
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. It checked to a player in middle position who bet 700. The small blind then check-raised to 3,000. Scott Clements then three-bet all in for not much more. The remaining players folded and the check-raiser called.
for a flopped full house, but Clements had flopped even better than that, showing 
for quads. The turn 
and river 
were irrelevant and Clements doubled up.
double-suited in against an opponent's 
flop.
and river the 
