06-09-2009 20:26 UTC-12

Matusow Chops to Stay Alive

donpeters

Omaha-8

On a flop of {K-Clubs}

{K-Clubs}

{10-Clubs}

{3-Diamonds}

, Mike "The Mouth" Matusow led out with a bet. He was called in three spots. The turn was the {Q-Spades}

{Q-Spades}

and Matusow fired another bet. The next player raised and the other two players folded so that action was back on Matusow. Matusow reraised all in and his opponent called.

Matusow showed {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{K-Diamonds}

{J-Spades}

{9-Spades}

and his opponent held {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{J-Hearts}

{10-Hearts}

{4-Diamonds}

. The river was a blank and the two players chopped up the pot, keeping Matusow alive in the tournament with 5,000 chips.

Tags: "The Mouth"Mike Matusow