Mattern Moves Up

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Miguel Borrero limped into the pot from early position, and Arnaud Mattern raised to 7,200 from the small blind. Borrero called, and they took a heads-up flop.

The dealer fanned out {3-Spades} {9-Spades} {7-Diamonds} , and Borrero tried to check. But Mattern was first to act, and he led out with another 8,000 chips. Borrero instantly shoved in for about 55,000 total, and Mattern double-checked the amount before making a pretty quick call.

Showdown
Mattern: {K-Spades} {9-Hearts}
Borrero: {A-Spades} {5-Spades}

Borrero was working with a flush draw, but he found an out of a different sort on the turn. The {A-Diamonds} dropped off, and Borrero let out a, "Yes!" and a fist pump.

"It's not over yet," Mattern said quietly.

River: {K-Diamonds}

"Ohhh!" both players said in unison. "That's nice," Borrero continued smiling. "That's what I get. that's what I get for cheering." With that, he wished his table luck and headed for the door while Mattern stacked up his chips to move close to 190,000.