Liu Doubles Through Matakis
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Ian Matakis raised before Tian Liu jammed for 23,000 and was called by Matakis to go to a showdown with Liu at risk.
Tian Liu: A♦4♦
Ian Matakis: 9♥9♠
Liu was considerably behind heading into the runout, but the flop changed that when it fanned out A♣Q♥4♣.
Matakis was drawing thin to retake the lead after the flop, but the turn made it so he was drawing dead as it came the A♠ to give Liu a full house.
The meaningless 2♥ on the river peeled off to give Liu the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
104,000
21,300
|
21,300 |
|
80,700
37,300
|
37,300 |
|
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|
80,200
48,400
|
48,400 |
|
||
|
73,000
4,200
|
4,200 |
|
|
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|
46,600
37,400
|
37,400 |
|
44,000
14,000
|
14,000 |