Ian Matakis completed his small blind and saw Jeff Petronack raise his option to 40,000. Matakis called to bring a flop of 
. Both players checked.
The turn was 
and Petronack threw out a bet of 40,000. Matakis announced he was all in, pushing his stack of 199,000 forward. Petronack looked at him with a grin, shook his head, and then sent his cards to the muck.
A few pots without showdown over the last couple of minutes has seen Jeff Petronack claim nearly a three-to-one chip lead over Ian Matakis with over half of Level 20 still left to play.
Ian Matakis opened to 25,000 from the small blind and Jeff Petronack three-bet to 75,000 out of the big blind. Matakis called.
The flop came 
and Petronack fired out a continuation-bet of 60,000. Matakis called again. The turn came 
and Petronack announced he was all in. Matakis asked for a count, which was totaled to be 193,000, and then sent his cards to the muck, resulting in a won pot for Petronack.
With the pot, Petronack now has reclaimed the chip lead early in Level 20.
"All in," said Jeff Petronack from the small blind.
"Call," matched Ian Matakis out of the big blind.
Jeff Petronack: 
Ian Matakis: 
Petronack was in trouble and staring down the barrel for his tournament life as his king was dominated by that of Matakis. The dealer began the runout.
"Nice window," said Petronack as he had a birds-eye view of the seven in the window on a flop of 
. He would now need to fade the remaining jacks as well as running straight or flush cards to stay alive, and would do just that as the turn 
and river fell to complete the runout, earning Petronack a much-needed double along the way.
Ian Matakis went all in from the small blind and Jeff Petronack folded, earning a pot for Matakis. Matakis has been extending his lead little by little over the last few hands with no major pots of which to speak. Nonetheless, he now has over 700,000 in chips as the tournament has moved into Level 20.
Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 6,000
Ian Matakis opened his small blind to 25,000 and Jeff Petronack defended. The two went to a flop of 
and Petronack check-called a continuation-bet of 18,000 from Matakis.
Action on the turn 
went check-check to bring the river 
. Petronack cut out 65,000 in front of him into two stacks of five T5,000 chips with three more on top of them and then slid the bet forward. Matakis called.
Petronack flung his cards face-down into the center of the table upon being called and Matakis did the same, winning the pot at showdown without needing to show his cards to do so. With the pot, Matakis now has over 75 percent of the chips in play as the match continues.
Ian Matakis was in the small blind and opened to 25,000. Jeff Petronack defended his big blind and the flop came 
. Petronack checked to Matakis, who made a continuation-bet of 20,000. Petronack called.
The turn was 
and Petronack checked again. Matakis continued, firing another 45,000. Petronack thought for a bit and then called. Both players then checked the river 
to take the hand to showdown.
Petronack showed 
for ace-high and a busted wheel draw. Matakis tabled 
for a pair of fives and had the pot shipped his way, claiming a five-to-four chip lead in the process.
Jon Hanner opened to 24,000 from the button and Ian Matakis went all in over the top of him from the small blind. Jeff Petronack folded from the big blind and Hanner called off his remaining 114,000 or so.
Jon Hanner: 
Ian Matakis:
The two were in a classic coin flip situation with Hanner needing to hold to stay alive in the tournament. The flop 
was of no help to him, giving Matakis a pair of kings. Things would only get worse as the turn and river 
completed the runout, giving Matakis the nuts as Hanner was sent to the rail as the third-place finisher, earning $12,897 for his efforts.
Jeff Petronack opened to 20,000 on the button and Ian Matakis defended his big blind. Both players checked to the river on a board of 
, where Matakis fired out 30,000. Petronack thought for a bit and then made the call.
Matakis showed 
for air, prompting Matakis to table 
, showing that he made the correct call with ace-high to the board's pair of kings to earn him the pot and take him over a half-million in chips in the process.
However, Matakis took back a bit from Petronack just moments later to take chip counts to their current totals.
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