Matusow Pairs Up
Mike Matusow and an opponent raised back and forth pre-draw to cap the action. Matusow was acting from under the gun and his opponent from the big blind. On the first draw, the big blind drew one and Matusow also drew one. The big blind checked and Matusow bet. The big blind called.
On the second draw, both players discarded one more card each. The dealer burned and accidentally turned up a . The floor ruled that Matusow would get the next card and then the big blind would get his. This wouldn't alter what Matusow would have gotten, but did alter what the player in the big blind got. The big blind then check-raised Matusow's bet, to which Matusow called.
The big blind stood pat and Matusow drew one more. The big blind fired a bet and Matusow folded, but showed hat he was letting the go. He's now down to 3,300 after losing that pot.