Mateos Hits a Rough Patch in the Blinds
Level 7
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Alex Kulev limped in from the small blind and Adrian Mateos raised to 8,000 in the big blind. Kulev responded with a re-raise to 32,000 and Mateos called.
The dealer fanned the flop of 
and Kulev counted out a bet of 40,000 which got Mateos to quickly fold.
On the next hand, Mateos raised to 9,000 from the small blind and Philip Sternheimer three-bet to 28,500 in the big blind. Mateos called and the flop of 
was spread across the felt.
Mateos checked to Sternheimer who bet 18,000 and Mateos called. The turn was the 
and Mateos checked again. Sternheimer put together a bet of 40,000 and Mateos snap-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
392,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
192,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
136,500
86,500
|
86,500 |
|
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