Mattila Doubles Off Zavorotnijs
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 40,000 ante
Jussi Mattila witnessed his stack dip below 10 big blinds. He jammed his short stack of 695,000 from the button with 
and got a call from Vitalijs Zavorotnijs with 
.
Mattila was in trouble but pulled ahead in the hand after he paired the 
flop. It wasn't over yet as the 
came on the turn to open a flush draw for Zavorotnijs.
The river was a safe one for Mattila and he doubled up after the 
completed the board to pull into second place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,600,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
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|
1,500,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
1,200,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
||
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flop from 150,000 to 380,000 and Zavorotnijs called.
came on the turn. Zavorotnijs jammed for 915,000 and got a fold from Saviaho to collect the pot.
and got a call from Vitalijs Zavorotnijs in the big blind with 
.
completed the board on the river with a bet of 1,000,000. Zavorotnijs didn't take too much time to think before he made the call with a flush.
came on the turn. The 
on the river also gave Saviaho a full house but it was lower than Mattila's and he got a much needed double up.
from the button and Jari Saviaho defended his big blind with 
flop. Saviaho led out for 250,000 after the 
came on the turn and got a call.
completed the board on the river. Zavorotnijs with two pair bet 500,000 and got a fold to take the chip lead.
.
flop before Zavorotnijs bet 180,000. Saviaho raised to 450,000 and got a call.
came on the flop. Both players checked after the 
completed the board on the river. Zavortonijs tanked for a minute before making the correct call with just queen-high.
