Mateos Doubles, Busts in Back To Back Hands (Picks Up $145,000 for 4th)

First hand back from a short break, and Adrian Mateos finally picked something up, first to act - [AdQs].  With just 380,000, his chips were soon over the line.  Big blind Matthias Eibinger thought for a moment, then made the call with [Jc4c].  The board brought Mateos a double ([Ts5h3sqhah]). 

Finally, a Lull in Showdowns

The breakneck speed of eliminations seen at the start of this final has eased back this level, with fewer showdowns or even pots worth more than a few big blinds contested.  Still, with the blinds at 30,000/60,000, a few big blinds represents a good proportion of the shorter players' stacks;

Mateos Outflips Leow to Double

Adrian Mateos opened to 65,000 in the cutoff (from a stack of 660,000) and shoved when Ivan Leow three-bet him to 210,000; call. Mateos: [TcTh] Leow: [AhKs] Leow was drawing dead on the turn: [3sTd5s5c] - Mateos had made a full house and did not need the river [2d] to start pulling back

Farrell Busts Mateos

Nicholas Romanello opened for 650,000 under the gun and his neighbor Niall Farrell called. From the cutoff, Adrian Mateos shoved for a million exactly. The button and blinds got out of the way and Romanello called with about seven million behind. Farrell shoved and Romanello open folded his [TdTh]. Niall Farrell: [JcJh] Adrian

Adrian Mateos Busts in 10th; Down to One Table

A cool situation found Adrian Mateos on the button holding [Ahqs] and just shy of two million chips at the very moment big blind Luke Reeves looked down at [AdKd].  Action started with a Leon Tsoukernik limp, but it soon became a heads up contest as Mateos made it 300,000

The Ups and Downs of Chino Rheem

David 'Chino' Rheem

Some poker legends are thrust into the spotlight with a high-profile win that defines them. Others grind up the levels of buy-in slowly and surely. David 'Chino' Rheem fits into neither category and is one of the most unique characters in the game we all love. Whether you know him