Matusow and Melius Take from Yeh
Niveau 19
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Mike Matusow got it all in for around 135,000 from middle position before the flop and Andrew Yeh called from the cutoff. Barth Melius came along from the small blind to start a side pot with Yeh.
The flop was 
and Melius shoved for his last 159,000. Yeh called.
Mike Matusow: 
Barth Melius: 
Andrew Yeh: 
Matusow had a pair of nines, Yeh had threes, and Melius led with a pair of aces.
The turn was 
and the river 
to give Matusow three nines to take the main pot. Melius dragged the side pot with aces and nines while Yeh was left to regroup with just over 300,000.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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318,000
105,000
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105,000 |
|
305,000
-248,000
|
-248,000 |
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284,000
161,000
|
161,000 |
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