Mattern Matriculating Up the Board
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The two men check-checked the flop of
, and the 
hit fourth street. After another Mattern check, Tkachenko slid out a bet of 675, and Mattern called before the chips had even touched the felt. The 
filled out the board, and the action went check-check again."Mmm-hmm?" asked Arnaud without opening his mouth. Tkachenko tabled
for the nut no pair, and Mattern showed his own 
to take half the pot.Okay, it's not the most dramatic hand in the world, but it does provide a good excuse to tell you that Arnaud is sitting right on 50,000 chips as the first break approaches.