Facing a raise from middle position to 1,850, Chris Moneymaker made the call from the button to see a flop fall.
Moneymaker smooth-called a bet of 2,000 as the landed on the turn and the action was checked to him. The 2003 WSOP Champion took the lead by firing out 3,500 with his opponent check-calling as the river landed the .
With another check sent his way, Moneymaker fired out strongly once again; this time for 10,000 with his opponent check-calling.
"I got a king!" announced Moneymaker as he flashed his .
His opponent rolled over and Moneymaker was forced to muck while slipping to 7,300 in chips.
On a board of , Bill Jordanou fired out a bet of 4,200 into an already sizeable pot only to have fellow high stakes player Jarred Graham bump it to 17,300.
Jordanou sat deep in the tank for several moments before kicking his cards to the muck to relinquish the pot to slip to 32,000 while Graham moves to 68,000 in chips.
Billy Jordanou got the last of his money in against Jarred Graham on the flop of . Graham held the for bottom set against Jordanou's heart draw with the .
The turn was the and the river the , missing Jordanou and sending him out the door.
Steve Leonard was all in preflop against two players. Leonard held the and was up against the and the . The board ran out and the player with big slick won the hand and busted Leonard from the tournament.
Finding himself all in holding to be in a race against his opponent's , the final board of would see Pilat's rivered set complete his opponent's straight, and consequently force him to the rail.
Jim Ghobrial just eliminated Team PokerStars Pro Chris Moneymaker from the tournament. Moneymaker found the last of his chips in preflop with and was up against the pocket kings for Ghobrial. Moneymaker was able to spike an ace in the window, but a king followed right behind it. Moneymaker couldn't improve from there and won't be going any further in this main event.
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flop fall.
landed on the turn and the action was checked to him. The 2003 WSOP Champion took the lead by firing out 3,500 with his opponent check-calling as the river landed the 
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and Moneymaker was forced to muck while slipping to 7,300 in chips.
to see Choi double through to roughly 15,000 in chips.
, Bill Jordanou fired out a bet of 4,200 into an already sizeable pot only to have fellow high stakes player Jarred Graham bump it to 17,300.
with both Steve 'stevoL' Leonard and Yann Pauchon checking out of the blinds, the third opponent in the hand fired out a bet of 1,000.
into the muck believing chasing his flush draw wouldn't be the best option in this case.
as both Pauchon and Leonard slipped to roughly 12,500 each.
to collect the pot and rocket to 88,000 as Portaro slipped back to 33,000 in chips.
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and the river the 
and the 
. The board ran out 
to be in a race against his opponent's 
and was up against the pocket kings for Ghobrial. Moneymaker was able to spike an ace in the window, but a king followed right behind it. Moneymaker couldn't improve from there and won't be going any further in this main event.