Greenstein Helps Matakis
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Ian Matakis opened to 10,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Joseph Beasy, who called from the small blind. Vic Peppe was in the big blind and defended as well to take action three ways to a flop of 
. All three players checked.
The turn fell 
and action checked to Matakis, who put out a bet of 16,000. Beasy called and Peppe folded to take action heads up to the river 
, where Beasy checked again. Matakis counted his stack and then decided to tap the felt to check behind.
Beasy showed 
for kings up and Matakis tabled 
for aces up, good to earn him the pot and bring him over 100,000 in chips at present moment.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000 | -79,000 |
|
142,000 | -5,000 |
|
112,000 | 37,000 |