Matakis Picks off Bloomberg
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Ian Matakis completed his small blind upon action being folded to him and Mark Bloomberg checked his option to take action heads up to a flop of 
. Matakis checked to Bloomberg, who bet 4,000.
The turn came 
and Matakis checked again. Bloomberg put out another bet of 6,000 and Matakis made the call.
The river fell 
and Matakis checked once more. Bloomberg fired a third barrel for 10,000 to send Matakis into the tank. Thirty seconds later, he put out two T5,000 chips to call.
"Good call," said Bloomberg, tabling 
for a missed flush draw that became a pair of fours on the river. Matakis showed 
for a pair of queens and took down the pot, bringing him over 100,000 in chips with less than 10 minutes left in Level 11.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
103,500
20,500
|
20,500 |
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|
75,100
23,100
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23,100 |