Mateus Survives Near the End
Level 13
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Vivian Saliba raised to 6,000 in the cutoff and Tamas Tari called in the small blind. Ricardo Mateus then moved all in for 23,200 in the big blind and Saliba folded, while Tari called to put him at risk.
Ricardo Mateus: A♦J♦
Tamas Tari: K♦J♣
Mateus had Tari dominated and was a favorite to double up, and the 7♥3♣5♦9♠6♦ board kept him in the lead as Mateus stayed alive in the closing minutes of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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150,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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90,000 | |
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50,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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