Matakis Squeezes on the River to Take it Down
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Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
![Ian Matakis](https://s.pnimg.net/OZ-47MgCMl9npbasbmd-Ys7SYXLgccnHS1fgMbDLFgk/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8y/MTI2LzE5L3hhMzZi/NzE1NDVjLmpwZw.webp)
Action was caught after the board ran out 6?A?5?10?6?, and Ian Matakis led out for 250,000 from the big blind.
Zhen Cai took his time considering before he found a fold.
With this pot, the leading player of the year contender pushes his stack to equal that of the average stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,200,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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1,010,000
-125,000
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-125,000 |