Mateo Takes From Kamatakis; Smith Soaring
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Ricardo Mateo called from the small blind and Iliodoros Kamatakis asked how much he had left from the big blind. After learning that Mateo had around 40,000, Kamatakis checked his option.
The flop was 
and Mateo checked. Kamatakis fired 3,000 and Mateo check-raised to 9,000.
"You win this one," Kamatakis said as he tossed his cards in the muck.
"I got lucky," Mateo replied as he turned over 
for the top pair of queens.
Meanwhile, Elliot Smith has picked up another chunk of chips and he has made his way closer to the 500,000 mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
462,000 | 147,000 |
|
348,000 | 112,000 |
|
55,000 |