02-16-2010 16:15 UTC+1

Mattern Matriculating Up the Board

[user66118]

Aleksey Tkachenko raised from middle position before the flop, and he found action only from Arnaud Mattern in the small blind.

The two men check-checked the flop of {7-Hearts}

, and the

hit fourth street. After another Mattern check, Tkachenko slid out a bet of 675, and Mattern called before the chips had even touched the felt. The {9-Spades}

filled out the board, and the action went check-check again.

"Mmm-hmm?" asked Arnaud without opening his mouth. Tkachenko tabled {K-Diamonds}

for the nut no pair, and Mattern showed his own {K-Clubs}

to take half the pot.

Okay, it's not the most dramatic hand in the world, but it does provide a good excuse to tell you that Arnaud is sitting right on 50,000 chips as the first break approaches.

Tags: Aleksey Tkachenko Arnaud Mattern