Konakchiev Forces Out Mateos With Nine-High
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Adrian Mateos opened to 40,000 with 
in the cutoff and Valentino Konakchiev defended his big blind with 
Konakchiev checked and Mateos bet 65,000. He then check-raised to 150,000 and Mateos called.
The pair then checked the 
turn and the river was the 
. Konakchiev used a time bank before moving all in for 650,000. Mateos was covered and used two time banks of his own before eventually folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,060,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
365,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
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