Joyce Triples, Egan Crippled
With the flop reading 
, Aron Joyce checked from the big blind, as did Michael Egan from late position, as their opponent in the cut-off bet out 4,000. Joyce quickly made the call, before Egan grabbed all his chips, and moved all-in for his last 33,400 in chips. The original better snap-called for his last 22,500, as Joyce sat forward in his chair, staring down at his cards.
With 25,600 chips in his stack, he eventually convinced himself to call, as all three players tabled their cards.
Egan: 
Joyce: 
Opponent: 
Egan had both players covered and had the chance to win the big pot if any club but the three or ace would show on the turn or river. Joyce could hit any three or running cards for trips, but both trailed the top two-pair of their opponent. The turn and river shocked everyone, as it came 
and 
to give Joyce the win with trip fives from nowhere.
Egan was left with 7,800 as Joyce rocketed up to 84,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
84,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
7,800
7,800
|
7,800 |