Championship Day 1A: Matt Wantman Wins at Showdown With No Showdown

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight A Entries: 400

Matthew Wantman

On a flop of Qs7d6c, the player in the big blind checked and Matthew Wantman bet 1,300 from the cutoff.

The big blind called and the turn was the 8h. The big blind led out for 3,600 and Wantman called. The river was the 3d and The big blind led out for 11,000.

Wantman called and the big blind immediately sent his hand into the muck, indicating he was bluffing and had no showdown value. Wantman collected the pot and mucked his hand as well.

“I had a set of queens,” said Wantman. “Would you believe that?”

Matthew Wantman – 80,000