Matos Crippled, Then Triples, Then Doubles
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Joe Matos opened to 65,000 on the button, Nicholas Palma three-bet to 200,000 from the big blind, and Matos moved all in for effectively 479,000. Palma tank-called, and the hands were opened.
Matos: 
Palma: 
The 
flop didn't change much, but the 
spiked on the turn, giving Palma a leading pair of aces. The 
bricked on the river, and Palma doubled to 989,000 chips.
Matos was left with just 37,000 chips, but tripled up the next hand. The hand after that, he was all in for 123,000 holding 
. Andrew Sherman-Ash had him at risk holding 
, and the board ran out 
.
After three turbulent hands, Matos is still standing, but he only has 262,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
989,000
467,000
|
467,000 |
|
262,000
-424,000
|
-424,000 |