The final table of the High Roller event has been an amazing spectacle of great poker and amazing hands, but possibly none more amazing than the hand that eliminated Matt Marafioti in 4th place just moments ago.
First some context. Both Matt and Govert had arrived at the final table slightly short stacked, both had managed to chip up through patient, skilled play, and both had passed the huge bubble to get into the money at all, let alone near the top of the payout list.
On the hand in question, both players got it in preflop with hands they didn’t feel they could fold. For the record it was Govert who finally went all-in and Matt who called. The players turned over 
(Govert) vs. 
(Matt). So far it was a pretty typical cooler, the kind of hand poker players see every day (although not always for $65K). That was all about to change.
The flop came down 
– with the in the window and only after was the visible. The flop earned some “whoas” from the other players. But that was nothing. After an insignificant 
on the turn, the dealer burned and dealt the river: 
for rivered quads for Govert that beat Matt’s flopped set of Kings.
Matt – along with everyone – was pretty stunned by the turn of events. But although it was a terrible beat, Matt took it in stride – he shook everyone’s hand and walked to the tournament desk to receive his payout coupon with a smile on his face.
4th place: Matt Marafioti, $65,184
