Vaskaboinikua Drops Below One Million
Level 18
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau raised to 100,000 from under the gun with 
and Adrian Mateos defended from the big blind with 
. The flop fell 
and Mateos checked to Vaskaboinikau who continued with a bet of 100,000. Mateos check-raised to 300,000 after flopping trip tens and Vaskaboinikau quickly got away from his hand.
A few hands later, Mateos limped in from the small blind with 
and Vaskaboinikau checked his option with 
. An action flop of 
was spread across the table and Mateos led out with a bet of 50,000. Vaskaboinikau called with his straight draw and the 
paired the board on the turn.
Both players checked and the completed the board. Mateos went for a small value bet of 60,000 and Vaskaboinikau quickly folded again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,960,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
||
|
915,000
305,000
|
305,000 |