Brutal River Card Dooms Mike Matusow Deep in WSOP Seniors High Roller
Mike Matusow is off to a solid start to the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP). But a three-outer on the river deep in a Seniors event on Saturday left the four-time bracelet winner frustrated, and short on chips.
The hand in question, captured by PokerNews live reporter Jacob Wilson, took place on Day 3 of Event #40: $5,000 Seniors High Roller, which had 47 players return for Day 3 and will award $646,845 to the eventual champion.
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Matusow Erupts
There was some blind on blind violence on Level 21 with blinds of 10,000/25,000/25,000 as Rivera raised his small blind before Matusow made a three-bet from the big blind. Rivera then four-bet ripped it for just under 500,000. Covering, Matusow made the call.
Marc Rivera: 10♥10♣
Mike Matusow: K♠J♣
The Q♠J♠2♠ fired Matusow into the lead, and left Rivera drawing to just a single out, as Matusow covered spades. The turnA♣ kept Rivera drawing slim, however, now a set would be futile: he needed a straight to stay alive. The river K♥ gave him exactly that, as Matusow got up from his chair and shouted "One out!" in disbelief, not realizing his opponent had three outs, as the chips got pushed over to Rivera.
The river left Matusow stunned, while many online questioned his call-off with king-jack. Matusow ended up finishing in 15th place for $31,243.
Matusow is known equally for his signature blowups late in tournaments and the emotion he shows at the table. He was the subject of a 2024 documentary highlighting his tumultuous career, which is available to watch for free on YouTube.
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