Zobian Sends Matakis Out

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Ian Matakis moved all in for his last 30,000 from middle position and Aram Zobian raised in the cutoff. A player in the big blind moved their entire stack into the middle with Zobian snapping it off to put both of his opponents at risk.

Ian Matakis: 9?9?
Big Blind Player: K?J?
Aram Zobian: A?A?

Zobian had both of his opponents crushed and remained ahead on the 2?2?J? flop. The J? turn, however, vaulted the big blind into the lead but it did not last long as the A? river completed the board to hand the entire pot to Zobian and send the presumptive 2023 WSOP POY out just inside the money.