Matei Makes Tough Call
Level 23
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
A player opened from under the gun and Dan Matei three-bet one seat over. Action folded back around to the initial raiser who made the call to generate heads-up action heading to the flop.
Both players checked on a flop of 
to see the 
turn. At that point the under the gun player led out for 175,000 and was called by Matei.
The 
river completed the board. The under the gun player decided to bet again, firing off a hefty 375,000. Matei thought long and hard before eventually calling with 
. His opponent mucked as the table collectively congratulated Matei on making a difficult and correct call.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,720,000
879,000
|
879,000 |