Moneymaker Firing a Second Bullet
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Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
We missed the hand but Chris Moneymaker has busted his first bullet. The HPO ambassador received kudos from fellow players today for his friendly demeanor at the tables and has just taken his seat for a second shot at moving on to tomorrow. Here are a few chip counts from around the room:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | 3,000 |
|
|
84,000 | 64,000 |
|
36,500 | -5,000 |
|
36,000 | 4,000 |
|
24,500 | -3,000 |
|
20,000 | 1,500 |
|
17,500 | -4,000 |
|
16,000 | -1,000 |
|
15,000 | -8,000 |
. "I check," said the player first to act, sounded slightly disgusted. The remaining three players also checked.
and the first three players checked to John Houck who quickly announced that he was all in for his last 14,000. His opponents folded quickly and he scooped the pot, doubling up while doing so.
. Moneymaker threw out a T1,000 chip while announcing a bet of 800 and his opponent quickly folded. Moneymaker has been hovering at or near the starting stack for most of the day and was up to 18,500 at the completion of that hand.
with an open-ended straight flush draw with her 
. Chan was ahead with 
and the board did not pair on the 
river to give her the pot.