Petronack Picks Off Matakis
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 5,000 ante
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
487,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
250,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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