Sep 1, 2022
Photo: Ray Qartomy
HAND #46 – Ray Qartomy completes the small blind to 250,000, and Matthew Wantman checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes , Qartomy checks, Wantman bets 275,000, and Qartomy folds. Wantman takes the pot.
HAND #47 – Matthew Wantman completes the small blind to 250,000, Joshua Pollock raises from the big blind to 950,000, and Wantman folds. Pollock takes the pot.
HAND #48 – Matthew Wantman raises from the button to 550,000, taking the blinds and ante.
HAND #49 – Ray Qartomy raises from the small blind to 600,000, and Matthew Wantman calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Qartomy bets 600,000, and Wantman folds. Qartomy takes the pot.
HAND #50 – Ray Qartomy raises from the button to 550,000, taking the blinds and ante.
HAND #51 – Matthew Wantman raises from the button to 550,000, and Joshua Pollock calls from the small blind. Both players check to the river on a board of , Pollock checks, Wantman bets 825,000, and Pollock folds. Wantman takes the pot.
HAND #52 – Joshua Pollock raises from the button to 600,000, and Ray Qartomy reraises from the small blind to 1,400,000. Pollock uses one of his Time Chips to tank for nearly a minute before he folds, and Qartomy takes the pot.
HAND #53 – Ray Qartomy raises from the button to 550,000, and Joshua Pollock calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Pollock checks, Qartomy bets 450,000, and Pollock calls. The turn card is the , and both players check.
The river card is the , Pollock bets 1,700,000, and Qartomy uses one of his Time Chips to tank for nearly a minute before he folds. Pollock takes the pot.
HAND #54 – Matthew Wantman raises from the button to 550,000, and Ray Qartomy calls from the big blind. Both players check to the turn on a board of , Qartomy checks, Wantman bets 300,000, and Qartomy calls.
The river card is the , Qartomy checks, Wantman bets 1,025,000, and Qartomy check-min-raises to 2,050,000. Wantman calls, and Qartomy shows for a five-high straight.
Wantman looks dejected, like he just lost a big pot, and casually turns over for an identical five-high straight to chop the pot.
Wantman then breaks into a big smile and starts good-naturedly teasing Qartomy a bit as the dealer splits the pot between them.
Photo: Matthew Wantman