The Mattern-er Prize

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Mikhail Smirnov raised preflop to 4,500 with Nicolas Dervaux and Arnaud Mattern making the call in middle position and on the button respectively.

The flop came {9-Spades} {4-Spades} {8-Diamonds} and Smirnov bet out 15,000, Dervaux moved all-in for 24,600 and then Mattern reshoved for 143,000. Smirnov tanked for a good five minutes, getting the clock called on him, finally he made the call to mean the pot was over 300,000 in size.

Dervaux: {J-Spades} {J-Clubs}
Smirnov: {K-Clubs} {K-Hearts}
Mattern: {10-Spades} {8-Spades}

THe turn was the {8-Hearts} and the river the {2-Diamonds} , the usually stoic and unresponsive Mattern allowed himself a fist pump for once as he raked what is probably the biggest pot in the tournament so far. Mattern up to about 360,000 as a result but Smirnov drops to about 140,000