01-05-2008 20:38 UTC+10

Timex Eliminates Another Player

[user22113]

Michael "Timex" McDonald is on a roll, having eliminated another player from the tournament. McDonald led the betting pre-flop, tossing 2,500 into the middle. He was called by a short-stacked player in the hijack position as well as the button, who called off the rest of his stack.

The two active players checked the {2-Hearts}

{2-Hearts}

{10-Clubs}

{J-Hearts}

flop. When the turn brought a {5-Clubs}

{5-Clubs}

McDonald bet 7,500, prompting the hijack player to fold.

At the showdown, McDonald revealed {Q-Clubs}

{Q-Clubs}

{Q-Hearts}

and was ahead of his opponent's {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{10-Diamonds}

. The river blanked out and McDonald's queens held up to rake the pot.

Tags: Michael McDonald Timex