Hand #199: Mateos raised to 200,000 with and Fares called with . The flop was all queens: and Fares check-called 150,000 from Mateos. Both players checked the on the turn, and the on the river. Fares won with a full house.
Hand #200: Senegal's Muhyedine Fares raised to 200,000 with and Mateos called with . The flop came , and both players checked. The turn was the and Mateos bet 275,000, which Fares called. The river was the and Mateos stabbed the river with 800,000, and Fares folded.
Hand #201: Mateos raised to 200,000 with , and Fares three-bet to 500,000 with . Mateos folded.
Hand #202: Fares limped with and Mateos checked his hand . Both players checked a flop of , and again on the on the turn. It also went check check on the river, and Mateos won with queen-high.
Hand #203: Mateos picked up in the small blind and limped, whilst Fares checked in the big blind. The flop came , and both players checked. The came on the turn and Fares bet 200,000. On the river, the was dealt. Mateos check-called Mateos' bet of 500,000 with a pair of threes.
Hand #204: Fares raised to 225,000 with and Mateos called with . On a board of , Mateos check-called a bet of 250,000 and saw the on the turn. This time Mateos check-folded to Fares' second barrel.
Hand #205: In the small blind Mateos raised to 200,000 with and Fares called with . The flop is , and Fares check-folded to a bet of 225,000 from Mateos.
Hand #192: Fares limped in with , Mateos checked with . The flop came and Mateos bet out 150,000, Fares floated. on the turn and Mateos checked. Fares checked behind. on the river and Mateos checked again. Fares bet 425,000 and Mateos instantly folded.
Hand #193: Mateos opened for 200,000 with , Fares called with . The board came and Fares check-folded to Mateos' 225,000 bet.
Hand #194: Fares made it 225,000 holding . Mateos three-bet to 575,000 with and Fares made the call. With the pot now 1,170,000, the flop came . Mateos flopped top set and Mateos bet out 800,000. Fares folded.
Hand #195: Mateos made it 200,000 with , Fares called with spades as well; . The flop came and Fares checked. Mateos bet 225,000 and Fares called. The on the turn paired Fares and both players checked. Another ace on the river with the and Fares checked. Mateos checked behind, pot to Fares.
Hand #196: Fares with limped in, Mateos checked with the . The flop gave Mateos trips: and he bet 200,000. Fares folded.
Hand #197: Mateos made it 200,000 with and Fares instantly folded. Mateos slammed his hand on the table.
Hand #198: for Fares and for Mateos. on the flop and Fares bet 250,000. Mateos raised it up to 675,000 and Fares folded.
Hand #185: Mateos raised to 200,000 with and Fares called with . The flop was , and Mateos' continuation bet took it down.
Hand #186: Fares had and raised to 200,000. Mateos called from the big blind with . The flop was . This time it was Fares' continuation bet which was enough to win the pot
Hand #187: From the small blind Mateos raised to 200,000 with and Fares called with . Both players checked a flop of , and saw the on the turn. Mateos bet 325,000 and Fares folded.
Hand #188: Fares limped with and Mateos raised to 300,000 with . The flop was , both players pairing their jacks. Mateos lead for 300,000 and Fares just called. The turn was the and Mateos this time bet for 750,000, and Fares eventually folded.
Hand #189: Mateos raised to 200,000 with and Fares called with . The board was and Fares check-folded to Mateos' bet of 350,000.
Hand #190: Fares raised to 200,000 with and Mateos called with . The board was and Fares continued for 325,000.
Hand #191: Mateos opened to 200,000 with and Fares called with in the big blind. The flop was and Mateos' continuation bet took down the pot.
Hand #180: Fares with the on the button made it 200,000 to go. Mateos in the big blind found and three-bet to 550,000. Fares called, forming a 1,120,000 pot. on the flop and Mateos bet out 450,000. Fares had nothing to get excited about, and folded.
Hand #181: Mateos made it 200,000 with and Fares called with . on the flop and Fares check-folded to Mateos' 225,000 bet.
Hand #182: Fares had and limped in, Mateos checked his . The flop gave both a pair, but they both checked.
The was good for Mateos and the Spaniard bet 200,000. Fares called.
The on the river gave Fares a better two pair. Mateos bet 600,000 into the 620,000 pot. Fares grabbed 600,000 and it seemed he was going to put it in, but in the end he raised it up to 1,600,000. Mateos tanked long and hard about the extra million, and eventually laid down the two pair.
Hand #183: We missed this hand because a segment with Joe Stapleton was broadcasted.
Hand #184: Fares on the button with limped in, Mateos checked with . on the flop and Mateos bet 200,000 with his flopped trips. Fares folded.
Hand #173: Fares raised preflop and Mateos called. The flop was and it went check check. Fares called Mateos' bet when the hit on the turn and they both saw a river of . Mateos bet on the river, Fares called. Mateos showed . and took down the pot
Hand #174: Action was on Mateos preflop and he called with and Fares checked behind with . Both players checked and Fares bet 225,000 when the was dealt on the turn. Mateos folded.
Hand #175: Fares called with and Mateos checked with . The flop of went check check, and Mateos' bet on the turn was enough to take down the pot.
Hand #176: Mateos raised to 200,000 with and Fares re-raised to 650,000 with . Mateos folded.
Hand #177: Mateos raised to 200,000 with , and Fares called with . The flop was and Mateos bet 225,000, which was enough to take down the pot.
Hand #178: Fares raised to 200,000 with and Mateos called with . The flop was and Mateos check-called a bet of 350,000. The turn was the and again Mateos checked. Fares bet 500,000 on the turn and Mateos called again.
The river was the and Mateos checked the for the third time. Mateos bet another 600,000 and Mateos seemed to be genuinely caught between calling and folding. He called and was shown the bad news.
Fares added to his chip stack and now sits playing 10,430,000 whilst Mateos has 6,480,000 10.43 plays 6.48
Hand #179: Mateos open folded and Fares got a walk.
Hand #169: Fares found on the button, and limped in. Mateos checked his option with . on the flop and Mateos bet 100,000. Fares called with his flopped monster. The fell on the turn and Mateos checked. Fares bet 375,000 and Mateos quickly folded.
Hand #170: Mateos made it 200,000 with on the button. Fares called with . on the flop and Fares checked. Mateos bet 225,000 and Fares folded.
Hand #171: Fares raised to 200,000 with . Mateos made it 500,000 with and Fares called.
The on the flop hit Mateos pretty hard, and the Spaniard bet 500,000. Fares made the call with his 16% hand. The hit the turn and Mateos bet 1,200,000 into the 2,020,000 pot. Fares folded.
Hand #172: Mateos raised to 200,000 with , Fares called with . The flop came and Fares checked. Mateos bet 225,000 and Fares called with his gutshot. The hit the turn and both players checked. The hit the river and again two checks. Mateos took it down.
After this hand, a short segment with Jason Mercier was shown. In the meantime, floor Luca Vivaldi came over to check the chip counts. A mistake was made we heard during a chip race, and Fares was short half a million. That mistake was corrected, and the chip stacks were corrected.
Adrian Mateos was really hungry and pressed for a dinner break. The two will return in 60 minutes to play heads up for the €1,082,000 first place prize.