Minnesota's Matakis Doubles Big Through Nguyen
Level 5
: 300/300, 500 ante
The preflop action escaped us but we do know a raising war resulted in Minnesota's Ian Matakis, fresh off winning an online WSOP Circuit ring, got his stack of approximately 40,000 all in against Wendy Nguyen, who barely had him covered.
Ian Matakis: 
Wendy Nguyen: 
Matakis had the better pocket pair and it held firm as the board ran out a clean 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
62,800
|
62,800 |
|
||
|
9,000 | |