Matsumoto's Queens Taken Out
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Ryan Bambrick three-bet Rentaro Matsumoto's preflop raise to 4,800. Matsumoto shoved and Bambrick made the call.
Rentaro Matsumoto: Q♦Q♠
Ryan Bambrick: J♣J♥
It didn't take long for Bambrick, a two-time bracelet winner, to overcome the odds against him, as he flopped a set and held on through a board runout of 5♦J♠3♦A♦K♣. Matsumoto's flush draw after the turn proved to be unrealized hope.