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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Jesus Cabrera has won a few small pots in the last few orbits to stretch his chip lead out a bit, but Matthew Waxman has just recouped his losses. It was Cabrera opening the last pot to 140,000 from the button, and Waxman came along from the big blind.
The two men checked through the turn on the board, and Waxman fired a bet of 300,000 on the river. Cabrera called, and Waxman tabled for quads.
Jesus Cabrera limped the button, and Matthew Waxman took a free flop from the big blind.
It came , and Cabrera called a bet of 80,000. The saw both men check, and Cabrera called another 140,000 chips on the river.
Waxman tabled his , and he and Cabrera's split the pot in half with no damage to either player. Waxman has been winning the majority of the small pots lately, and he's once again taken a bit of a chip lead.
Matthew Waxman raised to 140,000 from the button, and Jesus Cabrera came along with the call. The two of them watched the flop come , and they check-checked to the turn. Cabrera put out 100,000, and Waxman called, and Cabrera fired another 200,000 after the river. Waxman needed some time in the tank to make sure, but he eventually put in the call with .
Two pair was good; Cabrera surrendered his cards into the muck, and Waxman is once again beginning to assert his growing chip stack.
Matthew Waxman opened to 140,000 from the button, and Jesus Cabrera called.
The flop was , and both players checked to the river. Cabrera bet 200,000 there, and he bet another 260,000 following the river. Waxman paid off both bets, and Cabrera showed him for the nut straight. It was good; Waxman returned his cards to the muck, and Cabrera has picked up a few more fightin' chips.
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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.
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.
, and Waxman bet 110,000. Cabrera called, and they check-checked the 
turn. On the river, the 
. 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.
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:
and river 
board, and Waxman fired a bet of 300,000 on the 
river. Cabrera called, and Waxman tabled 
for quads.
, and Cabrera called a bet of 80,000. The 
river.
, and he and Cabrera's 
, and they check-checked to the 
, and both players checked to the 