Mathis Binks the River Against Jiang; Then Doubles Huber
Level 8
: 900/1,800, 225 ante
At the very end of the previous level, Marty "RetremntFund" Mathis raised to 3,575 and Dong "nuoyani" Jiang three-bet to 11,338 in the small blind. Mathis made it 33,876 to go and Jiang squeezed to 104,828, as Mathis called all in for less than that.
Marty "RetremntFund" Mathis: 
Dong "nuoyani" Jiang: 
On a board of 
, Mathis spiked the nut straight on the river.
Only moments into the new level, Mathis then flipped against Stefan Huber to create the following showdown.
Stefan Huber: 
Marty "RetremntFund" Mathis: 
On a board of 
, Huber's jacks held up.
Fast forward one more hand, Mathis won a big pot with 
against the 
of Yuri Dzivielevski on the 
board and continued his roller coaster ride.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
181,766
222
|
222 |
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|
166,317
87,237
|
87,237 |
|
126,483
69,492
|
69,492 |
|
113,067
113,067
|
113,067 |
|
101,356
61,664
|
61,664 |
|
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