This Chip Stack Is Not For Matterning

It really is the Arnaud Mattern show so far today. Mattern opened in the small blind and Konstantin Bilyaver made the call in the big blind.

The flop came {A-Clubs} {J-Clubs} {K-Diamonds} and Mattern fired out 65,000 but the Russian, the other biggest stack on the table, made a raise and slid out 146,000. Mattern tanked for a minute before now 3-betting to 365,000.

Bilyaver now thought for about two minutes and reluctantly folded, Mattern then turned over {Q-Spades} {4-Spades} for nothing more than a gutshot.

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The very next hand saw short-stacked Johann Storakers move all-in from early position and Mattern make the call from the button.

Storakers: {A-Clubs} {Q-Clubs}
Mattern: {A-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds}

The flop put Storakers on a freeroll coming {3-Clubs} {4-Clubs} {A-Diamonds} and had the Swede saying, "Well, maybe I can get lucky..." The {8-Clubs} sealed Storaker's flush rendering the {Q-Hearts} river obsolete.