Mateos’ Flush Hunt Goes Awry
Level 24
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Adrian Mateos returned from the first break with 7,400,000 and he didn’t hesitate to put it in play.
Mateos raised 1,000,000 on the button with 8?7?, and was called by Jans Arends, who was in the big blind with 10?2?.
The dealer placed 2?4?2? on the flop, giving Arends trip deuces and Mateos a flush draw. Arends checked, prompting Mateos to bet 650,000. Arends then check-raised to 1,500,000, which Mateos called.
The turn showed 9? and Arends bet 1,800,000, which Mateos called. The river 3? had Arends move all in, and Mateos mucked his busted flush-draw hand.
The hand cost Mateos more than half his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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40,250,000
4,550,000
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4,550,000 |
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3,100,000
-4,300,000
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-4,300,000 |
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