Vaskaboinikau Hits the River to Double Through Mateos
Level 17
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The action folded to Adrian Mateos in the small blind who announced all in with Mikalai Vaskaboinikau being the short stack in the big blind. Vaskaboinikau stuck in the last of his 585,000 chips and the cards were tabled.
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: 
Adrian Mateos: 
The flop came 
which left Mateos in the lead with his ace high. The 
on the turn gave Vaskaboinikau a flush draw to go with his two live cards and it was the 
on the river that scored him a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,680,000 | -585,000 |
|
1,210,000 | 325,000 |
and Marius Gierse three-bet to 260,000 in the small blind with 
. Adrian Mateos woke up with 
in the big blind and four-bet to 625,000. 
landed on the turn. Both players checked and the 
completed the board. Two more checks and Badziakouski took down the pot with the only pair.
. Gierse called and the flop of 
hit the felt to give Mateos a full house.
and Gierse checked again. Mateos counted out a bet of 160,000 this time and Gierse quickly dispatched his cards to the muck.
on the turn and the 
to give Vaskaboinikau a straight draw to go with his two live cards. The 
on the river.
and Gierse checked to Staahle who bet 90,000. Gierse check-raised to 250,000 and Staahle used a time bank before shoving all in for 1,085,000. Gierse snapped him off with the best hand and the cards were on their backs.
which gave Staahle a straight draw but the 
on the turn.
which put four to a straight on the board and Staahle still splashed in a bet of 150,000. Bujtas looked him up and Staahle dragged in the pot.
and was called by Kent Staahle in the cutoff with 