Fares Doubles Through Mateos
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #160: Fares made it 200,000 from the button holding 
. Adrian Mateos in the big blind with 
three-bet to 500,000. El Fares four-bet to 2.3 million and Mateos shoved all in. Fares called all in for 4,275,000.
The pot was 8,620,000 and that meant the tournament would either be heads up, or have new chip leader after the hand.
Fares was looking for an ace and would get exactly that: 
.
The ace in the window meant Fares was well in front. Mateos needed to hit a king or runner runner. He only had the kings left to hit after the 
hit the turn.
The 
on the river was a blank and Mateos handed over a big part of his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,620,000
4,775,000
|
4,775,000 |
|
5,715,000
-4,765,000
|
-4,765,000 |
|
||
|
2,575,000
250,000
|
250,000 |