2012 World Series of Poker › Event 16: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed

Level 27 started

Posted 2012-06-09 GMT-6

Matros Takes Some Back

Posted 2012-06-09 GMT-6

Mark Radoja raised it to 80,000 on the button, and Matt Matros called. The flop came down , and Matros check called a bet of 80,000. On the turn, the , Matros check called again, this time for 130,000. The hit the river, and Matros checked a third time. Radoja took about 10 seconds to bet 300,000, and Matros beat him into the pot. Radoja tabled , but it was no good, as Matros showed for a better two pair.

Chip Counts
Mark Radoja			5,000,000	-200,000
Matthew Matros			2,200,000	200,000

Tags: Matt Matros, Mark Radoja.

Radoja Rakes Massive Pot

Posted 2012-06-09 GMT-6

Matt Matros raised it up to 80,000, and Mark Radoja came along to see the flop of . Radoja check called a bet of 160,000 from Matros, and the hit the turn. This time, Radoja led out for 250,000, and Matros made the call to swell the pot to over 700k. The river brought the , and Radoja measured out a massive bet of 825,000, and put it into the middle. Matros called after a minute of thinking, and Radoja tabled for a flush. Matros open mucked for trip sevens, and Radoja took the pot to take a big chip lead.

Chip Counts
Mark Radoja			5,200,000	1,100,000
Matthew Matros			2,000,000	-1,100,000

Tags: Matt Matros, Mark Radoja.

Matros Gets Some Back

Posted 2012-06-09 GMT-6

Matt Matros raised it to 80,000 on the button, and Mark Radoja called. The flop came , and Radoja check called a bet of 80,000. Both players checked the on the turn, and the river came the . Radoja checked a third time, and this time, Matros fired 155,000 into the middle. Radoja looked him up, but mucked when Matros tabled .

Chip Counts
Mark Radoja			4,100,000	-300,000
Matthew Matros			3,100,000	300,000

Tags: Matt Matros, Mark Radoja.

Radoja Takes Chip Lead

Posted 2012-06-09 GMT-6

On a flop of , Matt Matros checked, and Mark Radoja fired out 80,000. Matros called, and the hit the turn. Matros checked called again, this time for 225,000, and the river was the . For the third time, Matros check called a bet from Radoja. The last bet was 400,000, and Radoja tabled for a full house. Matros mucked, and Radoja takes the chip lead with that hand.

Chip Counts
Mark Radoja			4,400,000	1,000,000
Matthew Matros			2,800,000	-1,300,000

Tags: Mark Radoja, Matt Matros.

Matros Draws First Blood

Posted 2012-06-09 GMT-6

Matt Matros came in for a raise to 80,000, and Mark Radoja reraised to 205,000. Matros called, and the flop came . Radoja led out for 200,000, and Matros tanked for about a minute. Eventually, he flicked one green T25,000 chip off his twenty stack, and slid it into the middle, a raise to 475,000. Radoja folded, and Matros took the hand down.

Chip Counts
Matthew Matros			4,100,000	500,000
Mark Radoja			3,400,000	-100,000

Tags: Matt Matros, Mark Radoja.

Heads Up Counts

Posted 2012-06-09 GMT-6

The two bracelet winners are about even in chips as we start heads up play.

Chip Counts
Matthew Matros			3,600,000
Mark Radoja			3,500,000	900,000

Ramey Shaio Eliminated in 3rd Place($182,521)

Posted 2012-06-09 GMT-6

Ramey Shaio

Action started with Mark Radoja on the button, and he raised to 80,000. It folded to Ramey Shaio in the big blind, and he went all in. Radoja made the call, and the cards were tabled.

Radoja:
Shaio:

It was a monster flop for Radoja, coming . Radoja gave a huge fist pump, and a big yell of excitiment as he jumped to the lead. The turn was the , and we were down to the river. Shaio would need a three and a three only to take the pot, but it was close but no cigar, coming the . Shaio hit the rail, earning over $180,000 for his efforts.

Tags: Ramey Shaio, Mark Radoja.

Level 26 started

Posted 2012-06-09 GMT-6

Break it Down

Posted 2012-06-09 GMT-6 • Level 25: 15,000-30,000, 5,000 ante

The three remaining players are taking a 20 minute breather.