Daniels Headed to the Rail Again

The flop was [qc8d3c] and Marty Mathis checked from the small blind to Jacob Daniels. Daniels fired a bet of 42,000 and Mathis raised to 175,000. Daniels called and both saw the [7h] turn card appear. This time Mathis bet 650,000 and he was called again by Daniels. The two players

Romanello Wins a Small Pot

Roberto Romanello raised from the cutoff to 25,000 and he was called by big blind and defending champion Marty Mathis. Mathis checked when the flop fell [qh6s3c] and Romanello fired a continuation bet. Mathis his cards were already in the muck when Romanello's chips had barely hit the felt.

They Meet Again

Marty Mathis, yesterday's runner-up in the $25,500 Super High Roller for $213,750 and Jacob Daniels who finished third in that event for $150,000, are sitting at the same table again today. They just clashed in a sizable pot. Marty Mathis opened under the gun for 15,000 and Jacob Daniels in the

One Bust Out Already

We didn't really expect a player to bust so early, so we missed it. But Marty Mathis' neighbor has exited the tournament after ten minutes of play. Mathis, who finished runner-up in the Super High Roller last night for $213,750, missed the action as well so couldn't relay the details

Romero Bluffs the River

The board was [js8h3s7hkh] and James Romero had bet on the turn and he was called by Marty Mathis. the pot had 8,200,000 in it and Romero pushed all in for 10,050,000 with just [ad6c]. Mathis folded [qs8d] and the pot was pushed to Romero. Mathis would have won the tournament

Romero Back in the Lead

James Romero raised from the button to 1,200,000 and he was called by Marty Mathis. Romero had [tstd] and Mathis played [ks7c]. The flop came down [qhjc2s] and both players checked. The turn was the [4h] and they checked again to see the [ac] on the river. Both checked again and

Mathis in the Lead

The chips are going back and forth in multiple small pots but Marty Mathis has made a little bit of a comeback already and is now actually in the lead. Stacks are still very close and anything can happen but Mathis had a good start.