12-01-2009 13:53 UTC+1

Mattern Moving Up

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Arnaud Mattern

Arnaud Mattern is steaming ahead in the right direction. We just caught the tail end of his latest pot, and he was once again on the receiving end of the chip push.

On a board showing {5-Diamonds}

{5-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

{4-Spades}

{J-Clubs}

{4-Clubs}

, Mattern fired one last bet on the river. The amount wasn't clear, but it put more than 30,000 chips in the pot and left Mattern with about 11,500 in front of him. His opponent called after some time, and Arnaud tabled {Q-Spades}

{Q-Spades}

{Q-Clubs}

for the boat. After stacking up some more chips, Mattern is challenging for the lead with 55,000 here in the early going.

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