No Back-To-Back Titles for Moneymaker

Chris Moneymaker’s final hand of the night went down just before the recent break, and the last Hollywood Poker Open Regional Championship winner was kind enough to inform us about the details as he headed out the door.

According to Moneymaker, his descent began when he made an overcall with looking to bust two shorter stacks who had moved all in before him. Moneymaker was well in front of the severe shorty’s desperation push, but Joseph Stiers had a decent enough holding with his .

Alas, the flop came down to put Stiers out in front with a pair of aces, and when Moneymaker failed to find a set or a straight, he shipped about 12,500 over to the young semi-pro.

Just a few hands later it was Moneymaker’s turn to ship all in before the flop, and Stiers’ turn to make the call, with the champ’s crushed by Stier’s . No help arrived through five board cards, and Moneymaker headed out with a disappointing finish after surging to more than 100,000 early in the day.