Matt Savage Gets Rivered In a 100K Pot With Pocket Aces

A player min-raises UTG+1 to 1,200, the hijack calls, and WPT Executive Tour Director Matt Savage calls from the big blind.

The flop comes , Savage checks, and the UTG+1 player bets 2,000. The hijack folds, and Savage check-raises to 6,000. The UTG+1 player folds, and Savage takes the pot.

Matt Savage  –  62,100  (104 bb)

The next hand, a different player raises UTG+1 to 1,600, Savage reraises from the small blind to 3,700, and his opponent calls.

The flop comes , Savage bets 4,300, and his opponent calls.

The turn card pairs the board with the , Savage bets 8,500, and his opponent calls.

The river card double-pairs the board with the , Savage checks, and his opponent bets most of his chips — 33,000. Savage quickly calls with for two pair, aces and tens, but his opponent turns over to win the 100K pot with a full house.

Savage had his opponent covered, so no bounty is collected on this hand, but Savage drops all the way down to 12,500.

Matt Savage  –  12,500  (21 bb)