Mateos Jams on Becker First Hand of the Day

Calum Grant

Level 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Adrian Mateos 8♣6♣ opened to 100,000 from the button and Jeremy Becker 8♥7♣ called from the big blind.

Becker check-called bets of 90,000 and 400,000 on the flop and turn for the board to read 8♦6♦4♠3♣K♣.

There was 1,255,000 in the pot, and Becker had around 1,075,000 behind. He checked, and then faced a bet for his tournament life.

Becker ended up folding his pair of eights after several time banks, and Mateos took in the first pot of the day.