Mattern Gives Up

Arnaud Mattern opened under the gun with a raise to 800, and he found calls from both Illia Kainov and Mihai Manole.

The flop came down {5-Spades}

, and Manole checked from the big blind. Mattern continued out with a bet of 1,375, and Kainov quickly matched it. Manole ducked out of the way, and the two remaining players saw the turn bring the {8-Diamonds}

. Mattern fired another bullet, 2,750 this time, and Kainov instantly called again.

On the river, the {9-Hearts}

paired the board and drew a check from Mattern. Acting quickly again, Kainov held a yellow T5,000 chip in his hand and nodded, flicking it into the pot. Mattern quickly folded, and Kainov showed his {10-Diamonds}