Jesus Cabrera raised to 140,000, and Matthew Waxman called to head off to the flop. And with it came the action. Waxman led out with 200,000, and Cabrera moved all in for 1.845 million total. Waxman spent a good long while soaking in the tank, but he eventually made the call with another chance to earn that elusive final knockout. The news was not what Waxman had hoped for:
Showdown
Cabrera:
Waxman:
Waxman could hardly believe that Cabrera had shoved with a six, but it was in the lead as the cards laid. "Wow, I'm ahead!" Cabrera couldn't contain his own surprise as he spun away from the table. He looked back for another glance and added, "but he's open-ended..." An astute observation.
Waxman had ten outs twice, but he could not find them. The turn and river have once again failed to allow him to close this thing out, and he's once again at a slight chip disadvantage.
Matthew Waxman has abandoned the mini-raise in favor of the 2.33x raise. In this new level, we find him opening to 140,000 from the button, and Jesus Cabrera matched the bet to head off to a flop.
The drew a check-fold from Cabrera as Waxman's bet of 190,000 was good enough to get the job done. The match is beginning to become a bit more lopsided over the last couple passes of the button:
Jesus Cabrera raised to 100,000 from the button, and Matthew Waxman called for a flop. It was , and Waxman bet 110,000. Cabrera called, and they check-checked the turn. On the river, the paired the board, and Waxman knocked the table. Cabrera stabbed at the pot with 200,000 chips, and Waxman made a tough call. How tough?
"Missed a straight," Cabrera lamented, and Waxman announced "Jack-high" as he tabled his winning . It was a fine call, and it puts another dent in Cabrera's now-dwindling stack. He's still got 2.425 million left, but you can't help but feel he is a bit outmatched in this battle.
On the button, Matthew Waxman made his standard mini-raise to 100,000, and Jesus Cabrera came along to the flop.
It brought and a check from Cabrera, and he called a 130,000-chip continuation bet from Waxman. That brought them to the turn, and Cabrera elected to lead out into the pot for 400,000. Waxman called, and that's as far as Cabrera would go. He checked the river, and Waxman fired out a cool 1 million chips. No call came, and the fold drops Cabrera back down to 2.78 million, just about where this battle began.
Matthew Waxman now holds a slight chip lead once again. He opened to 100,000 from the button, and Jesus Cabrera called for a peek at the flop. The flop drew checks from both players, and Cabrera led out with 100,000 after the turn. Waxman called, and Cabrera checked to him on the river. Waxman's 220,000-chip bet was quickl called, and he showed up for trip tens. It was good, and that pot puts Waxman back in front.
Let's see if he can manage to stay there this time.
Essentially even in chips, Jesus Cabrera raised to 150,000 from the button, and Matthew Waxman called for a flop.
It came , and the action check-checked to the turn. Waxman check-called 100,000 there, and both men checked once again on the river.
Cabrera showed up , and that same ace-nine wins him another pot, albeit a much smaller one this time. He's still holding tight to a small chip lead with 3.765 million.
From the button, Matthew Waxman opened the pot to 100,000, and Jesus Cabrera once again three-bet to 300,000. This time, however, there would be no call from Waxman. He four-bet to 800,000 only to see Cabrera shove all in for 2.11 million. A snap-call later, and the cards are on their backs:
Waxman:
Cabrera:
The flop missed Cabrera, but the turn added a few outs to the chop.
There would be no chop. The struck the river like a bolt of lightning, so big a surprise that it took a moment for anyone to react to it. Cabrera was in disbelief, spiking his three-outer to save his tournament life and tally the double up. With it has come the chip lead:
Matthew Waxman raised to 100,000 again from the button, but this time Jesus Cabrera three-bet him to 300,000. Waxman called.
The dealer spread out , and Waxman called a bet of 200,000 from his opponent. Cabrera fired another 400,000 on the turn, and Waxman called once again. On the river, Cabrera slowed down with a check, and Waxman decided a bet was in order. It was all in, and it put Cabrera to a decision for all of his own chips. He could not call; Cabrera surrendered, and Waxman's count it up to 4.875 million now.
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flop. And with it came the action. Waxman led out with 200,000, and Cabrera moved all in for 1.845 million total. Waxman spent a good long while soaking in the tank, but he eventually made the call with another chance to earn that elusive final knockout. The news was not what Waxman had hoped for:
and river 
have once again failed to allow him to close this thing out, and he's once again at a slight chip disadvantage.
drew a check-fold from Cabrera as Waxman's bet of 190,000 was good enough to get the job done. The match is beginning to become a bit more lopsided over the last couple passes of the button:
turn. On the river, the 
and a check from Cabrera, and he called a 130,000-chip continuation bet from Waxman. That brought them to the 
river, and Waxman fired out a cool 1 million chips. No call came, and the fold drops Cabrera back down to 2.78 million, just about where this battle began.
turn. Waxman called, and Cabrera checked to him on the 
, and the action check-checked to the 
river.
, and that same ace-nine wins him another pot, albeit a much smaller one this time. He's still holding tight to a small chip lead with 3.765 million.
struck the river like a bolt of lightning, so big a surprise that it took a moment for anyone to react to it. Cabrera was in disbelief, spiking his three-outer to save his tournament life and tally the double up. With it has come the chip lead:
, and Waxman called a bet of 200,000 from his opponent. Cabrera fired another 400,000 on the 
turn, and Waxman called once again. On the