Matacale Surprises Himself By Winning With Aces
Tom Matacale three-bet to 5,000 in the big blind and picked up four callers going to a flop of 10♥7♠7♣. Matacale then bet 10,000, and only an opponent in the small blind called.
Both players checked the 8♦ turn. Matacale then bet 20,000 on the 7♥ river, and his opponent called again. Matacale showed A♦A♠, and his opponent mucked.
"I don't know how aces won in a five-way pot," Matacale said.
"How did that happen?" the dealer joined in.
"I figured when the third seven came, I could push it," Matacale added with a laugh.
Matacale is currently sitting with around 150,000 on the third level of Day 1e. The tournament clock currently shows 300 entries so far today.