Elezra Doubles Through Matusow
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Eli Elezra limped in from middle position, Mike Matusow raised to 19,000 from the small blind, and Elezra called.
The flop came and Matusow announced a pot-sized bet of 43,000. Elezra jammed for 113,000 and Matusow called with the larger of the two stacks by a wide margin.
Eli Elezra:
Mike Matusow:
Elezra had the lead with trip tens while Matusow had an open-ended straight draw in addition to his aces. The on the turn was no help to either player and the river gave Elezra tens full, so he took the pot to double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Eli Elezra |
269,000
134,000
|
134,000 |
|
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Mike Matusow |
105,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
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