Brutal River Card Dooms Mike Matusow Deep in WSOP Seniors High Roller

Mike Matusow is off to a strong begin to the 2025 World Collection of Poker (WSOP). However a one-outer on the river deep in a Seniors occasion on Saturday left the four-time bracelet winner pissed off, and brief on chips.

The hand in query, captured by PokerNews stay reporter Jacob Wilson, came about on Day 3 of Occasion #40: $5,000 Seniors Excessive Curler, which had 47 gamers return for Day 3 and can award $646,845 to the eventual champion.

Matusow Erupts

There was some blind on blind violence on Stage 21 with blinds of 10,000/25,000/25,000 as Rivera raised his small blind earlier than Matusow made a three-bet from the large blind. Rivera then four-bet ripped it for just below 500,000. Masking, Matusow made the decision.

Marc Rivera: 10♥10♣Mike Matusow: Ok♠J♣

The Q♠J♠2♠ fired Matusow into the lead, and left Rivera drawing to only a single out, as Matusow coated spades. The turnA♣ saved Rivera drawing slim, nonetheless, now a set can be futile: he wanted a straight to remain alive. The river Ok♥ gave him precisely that, as Matusow acquired up from his chair and shouted “One out!” in disbelief, because the chips acquired pushed over to Rivera.

The one-outer left Matusow shocked, whereas many on-line questioned his call-off with king-jack. Matusow ended up ending in fifteenth place for $31,243.

Matusow is understood equally for his signature blowups late in tournaments and the emotion he reveals on the desk. He was the topic of a 2024 documentary highlighting his tumultuous profession, which is on the market to observe without cost on YouTube.

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Connor Richards is an Editor & Reside Reporter for PokerNews and host of the Life Exterior Poker podcast. Connor has been nominated for 2 International Poker Awards for his writing.