Case Deuce in the Window
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
James Basham open-shoved for 58,500 from under the gun, Shabtai Moria re-shoved on his direct left, and the rest of the players folded.
Basham tabled ![]()
, shrugging, and Moria revealed ![]()
. Moria's rail surrounded the table, gleefully cheering, and Basham himself had a laugh.
The mood changed drastically when the
peaked through the window of the ![]()
![]()
flop, giving Basham a leading set of deuces. Suddenly, Moria needed an ace to knock out Basham, but he received no help as the turn and river bricked off
,
respectively.
Basham shipped the fortunate double up, while Moria plummeted to 47,000 chips.
Frank Wyville told the table that he folded ![]()
, meaning the
was the fourth and final deuce in the deck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
127,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
|
47,000
78,000
|
78,000 |