Matakis Squeezes on the River to Take it Down

Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Action was caught after the board ran out 6?A?5?10?6?, and Ian Matakis led out for 250,000 from the big blind.
Zhen Cai took his time considering before he found a fold.
With this pot, the leading player of the year contender pushes his stack to equal that of the average stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,200,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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1,010,000
-125,000
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-125,000 |