Raymer Clubs Mattern
Arnaud Mattern is like the fourth member of our blogging team sometimes, handily letting us know if we've missed any big action. Always an objective reporter, Arnaud is willing to share information even when he's just lost a pot for the chip lead, as was the case a minute ago.
He called us over to his table, and we noticed his stack was a bit lighter than we'd seen the last time. Here's the dirty. Mattern raised from the button with , and both blinds called including Raymer in the big. The flop was with two clubs, and the action checked through to the turn, a good card for Mattern. The small blind led out for 4,000, and Raymer promptly raised to 15,000 with just over 30,000 behind. Mattern then moved all in, the small blind folded, and Raymer called. He showed up drawing to the flush and the double-gutter.
Sure enough, a third club landed on the river, and Raymer has found his double up. He's up around 100,000 now, dropping Mattern down to about 90,000 in the process.