Alerted by a tweet from Scott Seiver, a closer look at his table was warranted, as a huge pot had played out to leave him short.
Aces < Kings allin pre for 1.2 million.
— Scott Seiver (@scott_seiver)
The player that benefited in the hand in question was none other than Antoine Saout, who finished in third place in the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event for $ 3,479,670.
According to Saout, a short stack moved all in for 81,500 with pocket nines, and Seiver just called with his aces. Saout moved all in over the top for 488,000 with pocket kings and Seiver snap-called. There was no drama on the flop and turn, but Saout spiked a king on the river to bust the short stack and push his own stack above one million.
PokerNews set out to get the details and found Matusow flying down the hallway on his scooter, no doubt trying to get out of the Rio as fast as possible. We didn't even have to ask questions; he just volunteered the details.
"I grenaded," he said. "A guy raised up front. He'd been playing loose all day, so I wasn't worried about him.
"The button flats. He's been three-betting a ton, and nobody's really been playing back, and I thought this was a good time to squeeze."
"I made it 21,500. The original raiser folded, and the other guy called. The flop came . I knew he didn't have a ten or a four. I made it 26.5k to go, and of course, he called. There was a blank on the turn, and I shipped it in. I had ace-queen, and he had ace-king.
"He hasn't had it all day and now decides to wake up with a hand."
You could see the pain on Matusow's face and hear it in his voice. Exit interviews are always hard, but this one made the devastation of busting the Main abundantly clear.
"I'm so frustrated. I had the worst table draw. I played for three days, and I had horrible table draws every day. I just lost it. I couldn't stay patient. I'm so mad at myself right now because I know better."
By all accounts, Matusow has had a great summer with seven cashes that included three final tables. He was full of confidence, and in true "The Mouth" fashion, made sure everyone knew he was playing some of his best poker. Which makes this kind of misstep even more disheartening.
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. I knew he didn't have a ten or a four. I made it 26.5k to go, and of course, he called. There was a blank on the turn, and I shipped it in. I had ace-queen, and he had ace-king.