Mattern With Top Pair
Level 33
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Arnaud Mattern raised on the button to 600,000 and Anton Smirnov called in the big blind.
The flop came out Q?9?7? and both players checked. Play was methodical and calculated due to being close to the next pay jump and the redraw.
The turn brought the J? and Smirnov came out betting 575,000 and Mattern called.
The turn was the 3? and both players checked. Mattern tabled A?Q? and Smirnov showed A?5?.
Mattern's pair of queens took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,000,000
2,700,000
|
2,700,000 |
|
3,500,000
-3,200,000
|
-3,200,000 |