Adrian Mateos Eliminated in 6th Place ($150,000)
Level 19
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Adrian Mateos, one of two players to make back-to-back final tables here in the Poker Masters, was just eliminated in sixth place, one spot better than he finished yesterday.
It happened when Steffen Sontheimer raised to 70,000 holding the 
and then called Mateos' three-bet shove for 740,000. Mateos got it in good with the 
, but he fell behind on the 
flop.
Neither the 
turn nor 
river helped Mateos, and he was ousted in sixth place for $150,000. Along with the $127,500 he won yesterday, he now has $277,500 in Poker Masters earnings thus far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900,000
815,000
|
815,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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and Tom Marchese three-bet to 235,000 from the small blind with the 
. Holz called and the flop fell 
.
turn and Holz bet just 140,000 with his full boat. 
.
flop and folded when Holz bet 60,000. Not a big hand, but it did drop Christner to the short stack.
in the cutoff and Christian Christner just called from the small blind with the 
and the flop came down 
turn.
and then called when Phil Hellmuth three-bet to 220,000 with the 
in the small blind.
flop and then Hellmuth, who had top pair with a club draw, bet a paltry 75,000 on the 
turn. 
, which they all checked.
turn, Marchese bet 165,000, and Hellmuth quickly called. Holz folded and it was heads-up action to the