Apte Gets This One Through
Level 29
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Girish Apte raised to 350,000 in the cutoff and Harvey Mathews called from the big blind. The flop came 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn.
Mathews fired out a bet of 525,000 and Apte jammed all in, reminiscent of the past orbit. However, Mathews didn't have the goods this time and let his hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,300,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
||
|
3,600,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
and Gathy checked to Andrade who continued for 250,000. Gathy check-raised to 750,000 and Andrade called.
and Gathy checked again. Andrade checked it back and the 
completed the board. Gathy led out with a bet of 500,000 which put Andrade in the tank for a minute before electing to fold.
and Caputo led out for 160,000. Mathews called and the 
landed on the turn.
for a pair and a flush draw while Caputo held 
.
and Mathews made his flush to eliminate Caputo in fifth place.
, Apte bet 325,000 which Mathews called.
and Apte continued with a bet of 450,000. Mathews called again.
on the turn spelled the end for Apte who was drawing dead to the 
on the river.
, Gathy check-raised the 525,000 continuation-bet of Mathews to 1,250,000 which was called.
on the turn to the 
for the pair of fives. He made the right call though as Gathy tabled the 
for the bluff.
flop. The 
on the river changed nothing as Andrade scored a double-up through the chip leader.
for Mathews to turn top pair and leave Gathy drawing dead while the river gave Gathy the lower pair.
for just nine-high while Mathews held