Action started with Robert Muzzatti raising to 45,000 in the cutoff. It folded to Mark Radoja in the small blind, and he put in a three bet to 105,000. Muzzatti quickly called when it got back to him, and the dealer fanned out a flop of . Both players checked, and the hit the turn. Muzzatti called when Radoja bet out 51,000, and the hit the river. Radoja fired out again, a bet of 75,000, and Muzzatti released his hand, giving one of the rare big pots of the final table so far to Radoja.
We have played about 10 hands so far at the final table, and we've only seen one or two flops. Most of the pots are ending with a simple raise preflop, or the occasional three bet. We have yet to see two monster hands run into each other, which might be what it takes with the stacks all relatively deep at the moment.
We missed the exact action, but we know that after facing a raise, Matt Glantz shoved his last 600,000 in with , and was called by Ramey Shaio, who held . This race would determine the chip lead, and it went from a race to a demolition when the flop came . Shaio's rail exploded, as Glantz was simply left shaking his head. The turn was the , leaving Glantz drawing dead. The meaningless river was the , and Glantz bubbled the official final table.
It has been a dream day for Shaio so far. He came into today as the short stack, but he is now on top of the mountain, holding the chip lead at 1.885 million as we enter the final table.
Mike Matusow came into today with high hopes, but in less then a level, those hopes have come crashing down. He lost a huge race about 20 minutes ago, and he was just eliminated. It started with Matusow on the button, and he raised it up to 35,000. Robert Muzzatti three bet all in, and when it got back to Matusow, he made the call. The cards were tabled, and Matusow was in a world of hurt.
Matusow:
Muzzatti:
The flop was a disaster for Matusow, coming . Matusow could only win with a running queen and jack for a straight, and to rub salt in the wound, Matusow hit a now useless on the turn. The river was the , and an understandably disappointed Matusow hit the rail. He will have to wait another day to grab his 4th bracelet.
The seven remaining players are now moving into the thunderdome, where we will have our unofficial final table.
Check out today's PokerNews Podcast feature Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier. Mercier talks about his bets with Phil Ivey, entering the Big One for One Drop, the Miami Heat, and more.
Action started with Matt Matros raising it up to 35,000. Jonathan Currle was next to act, and he three bet to 85,000. It got back to Matros, and after about 45 seconds of thinking, he four bet to 190,000, with about 400k behind. Currle thought for about 15 seconds before shoving, and Matros snapped called.
Matros:
Currle:
Currle got caught with his hand in the cookie jar, and he would need a world of help. The flop hardly brought any, coming . The hit the turn, and while it gave Matros a set of aces, it was actually a great card for Currle, as it kept him alive with a straight draw. A ten on the river would give him the unlikely double up, but the river brought the .
Currle was sent to the payout desk, while the two-time bracelet winner Matros is now our chip leader with 1.3 million.
. Both players checked, and the 
hit the turn. Muzzatti called when Radoja bet out 51,000, and the 
hit the river. Radoja fired out again, a bet of 75,000, and Muzzatti released his hand, giving one of the rare big pots of the final table so far to Radoja.
. This race would determine the chip lead, and it went from a race to a demolition when the flop came 
. Shaio's rail exploded, as Glantz was simply left shaking his head. The turn was the 
, leaving Glantz drawing dead. The meaningless river was the 
, and Glantz bubbled the official final table.
. Matusow could only win with a running queen and jack for a straight, and to rub salt in the wound, Matusow hit a now useless 
, and an understandably disappointed Matusow hit the rail. He will have to wait another day to grab his 4th bracelet.
![[user101598]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
. The 
