We have just had our biggest pot of the day, as Ramey Shaio has just doubled through Mike Matusow to jump him to over a million, and plummet Matusow to the short stack.
Action started with Matusow raising to 35,000, and it folded to Shaio, who three bet to 83,000. Matusow raised all in, and Shaio called him off. The cards were flipped, and we had a million chip race.
Matusow:
Shaio:
The flop shot Shaio into the lead, coming . Matusow would need a miracle queen, and while the turn was paint, it was the . The river was the , and Matusow shipped 3/4 of his stack over to Shaio.
We caught the action on the flop with the board showing . It was a battle of the blinds, with Matt Matros betting out 40,000, and Jonathan Currle called from the big blind. The came on the turn, and Matros fired 55,000 into the pot. Again, Currle made the call, and the river was the . Matros slowed down this time, and checked, and Currle fired out 150,000 into the middle. Matros released his hand, giving the pot to Currle.
We caught the action on the flop with Matt Glantz heads up with Robert Muzzatti. The flop read , and Glantz bet 35,000 in the small blind. Muzzatti raised it up to 90,000, and after a couple minutes of thinking, Glantz called. The turn was the , and Glantz checked to Muzzatti, who fired out 125,000. Glantz gave his hand up, and Muzzatti showed a bluff, , and said "just one time" with a smile.
Mark Darner started the action on the button by raising to 34,000, and Matt Matros was the only caller in the small blind. The flop came down , and both players checked. The turn was the , and Matros led out for 40,000. Darner made the call, and the river was the . Matros counted out another bet, 76,000 this time, and tossed it in. Darner made the call, and Matros tabled for top pair. Darner mucked, and Matros took the first main pot of his table.
Kevin TaylorMike Matusow- Going for 4th Bracelet today
Two days ago, a whopping 1604 hopefuls entered the action packed Event 16: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em- Six-Handed. After 20 levels of play, we have just nine players left. Two players are standing above the rest at the moment: Robert Muzzatti has the chip lead with 1,445,000. Not far behind is Mark Darner, who holds 1,412,000.
There are three big name notables still alive today. Matt Glantz is looking to pull an Andy Bloch and erase his name from the "greatest players with no bracelet list" today. He has set himself well, as he comes into today fourth in chips. Matt Matros has claimed bracelets in back-to-back years, winning a $1,500 Limit Hold'em in 2010 and a $2,500 Mixed Hold'em last year. Matros comes into today as the second lowest chip stack, but don't count out this proven veteran. However, all eyes will be on one man: Mike "The Mouth' Matusow.
Matusow was one of the most well known figures in the game when the poker boom hit. You either loved or you hated his brash approach to the game, and you will be hard pressed to find a well known player who has been more up and over the past few years then Matusow. The Mouth has been relaitively quiet in recent years, and hasn't won a bracelet in four years, which also marks the last time he made a WSOP final table. He comes into today 4th in chips, and all the rail birds will have one eye on him.
The final nine players will be here in about half an hour, and we will get underway at 1:00 PM. We will award another bracelet today, so stayed tuned to Pokernews all day, as we will bring you all the updates from this exciting conclusion!
. Matusow would need a miracle queen, and while the turn was paint, it was the 
. The river was the 
, and Matusow shipped 3/4 of his stack over to Shaio.
. It was a battle of the blinds, with Matt Matros betting out 40,000, and Jonathan Currle called from the big blind. The 
came on the turn, and Matros fired 55,000 into the pot. Again, Currle made the call, and the river was the 
. Matros slowed down this time, and checked, and Currle fired out 150,000 into the middle. Matros released his hand, giving the pot to Currle.
, and Glantz bet 35,000 in the small blind. Muzzatti raised it up to 90,000, and after a couple minutes of thinking, Glantz called. The turn was the 
, and said "just one time" with a smile.
, and both players checked. The turn was the 
, and Matros led out for 40,000. Darner made the call, and the river was the 
. Matros counted out another bet, 76,000 this time, and tossed it in. Darner made the call, and Matros tabled 
