Mathers Hurting
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Following the deal, Jazz Mathers and Steven Zhou didn’t waste time in getting busy. Mathers raised preflop and Zhou called to see the flop of 
.
Mathers bet 50,000 and Zhou called to see the 
hit the turn. Mathers flicked out another 50,000 but Zhou declared a raise to 185,000. Mathers called and both players checked the 
. Neither player really wanted to show with Mathers opening 
for ace-high. Zhou had the same problem but his 
was a bigger kicker to take it down.
A few hands later and the two tangled in a battle of the blinds. Mathers bet 100,000 on the flop and 175,000 on the turn before checking the river on a board of 
. Zhou bet 345,000 and Mathers made the call, only to muck when Zhou showed 
for a full house.
Mathers is now down to just 300,000 and in some trouble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000
-1,065,000
|
-1,065,000 |