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Matsuda Wins Huge Spot to Knock Out Bautista

by Christian Zetzsche • August 28, 2026 - 1:50 PM

John Matsuda

Joderek Bautista opened to 100,000 from an early position and John Matsuda three-bet in the small blind. It folded back to Bautista and he moved all-in for Matsuda to snap-call.

Joderek Bautista: A ♣️ 9 ♣️

John Matsuda: K ♥️ K ♣️

The J ♣️ 10 ♣️ 7 ♦️ flop was a nail-biter for Matsuda as Bautista picked up the straight and flush draw. He also had the ace to go with it but the J ♦️ turn and 2 ♠️ river were both blanks.

Both stacks were counted and the 1,855,000 of Matsuda covered to reduce the field to the last 19 players.

Player Chip Count
John Matsuda 3,450,000
Joderek Bautista 0