Championship Day 2: Bob Mather Doubles Through Matthew Humphrey

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 20: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 47 of 847

Matthew Humphrey opened to 35,000 in middle position, and Bob Mather three-bet to 70,000 in the cutoff. Humphrey moved all in with the bigger stack, and Mather called all in for 285,000, putting himself at risk.

Humphrey: KsKd
Mather: AcAh

The board ran out 9d5c3s7s4d, and Mather’s aces held to earn him the double-up. When the stacks were counted down, Humphrey was left with just 41,000 chips, and he was eliminated by Seth Davies one hand later.

Bob Mather – 606,000 (38 bb)
Matthew Humphrey – Eliminated in 47th place ($20,000)