2009 PokerStars.net LAPT Mar del Plata

$5,200 Mar del Plata Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2009 PokerStars.net LAPT Mar del Plata
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$381,030
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$1,411,350
Entries
291
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
2,000
Players Left 1 / 291

Moneymaker Pushes Back

"In order to be the man, you gotta beat the man."
"In order to be the man, you gotta beat the man."
Chris Moneymaker has been a target all day long. When he's not getting called down to the river by his opponents, they have been coming over the top and bullying him around. He finally made a stand.

One local player limped for 600 from UTG. Moneymaker raised to 2,300 from the button. The player from UTG reached down and grabbed a handful of 1,000 chips and tossed them across the betting line. Moneymaker asked for an exact account. His opponent had limp/re-raised to 6,600 total. Moneymaker went into the tank for a couple of minutes. He counted out 4,000 in chips from his stack and then paused before he pushed all in for his entire stack with over 15,000. A camera crew rushed over to film the action as a group of media and players from adjacent tables circled the table. The local player sat idle for a few minutes before he shook his head. He flashed a {10-Spades} before he folded his cards. The dealer pushed the pot towards Moneymaker and he tabled {A-Spades}{A-Hearts} as the peanut gallery unleashed a round of "Oooohs!" and "Ahhhhhs!"

Tags: Chris Moneymaker