2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship

$20,000 Heads-Up Championship
Day: 1
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Event Info
2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j♠j♣
Prize
$500,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$20,000
Prize Pool
$1,500,000
Entries
64
Players Left 1 / 64

Yang Triumphs Over Moneymaker; Angels Sing

In an opening round match-up of WSOP main event winners Jerry Yang and Chris Moneymaker, reigning champ Yang prevailed, catching a miracle two-outer on the river to send the '03 champ to the rail.

Yang opened the pot with a standard raise and Moneymaker kicked it up a notch. Yang answered with a third bet, which Moneymaker countered by moving all in over the top. Yang made the call and tabled {4-Diamonds}{4-Spades}, in bad shape against Moneymaker's {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}.

By the turn, the board read {K-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}, leaving Yang drawing to two outs with one card to come. As fate would have it, Yang spiked a third four on the river to take down the pot and the match.

A good sport, Moneymaker joined the crowd in congratulating Yang with a round of applause before exiting the tournament stage.

Tags: Chris MoneymakerJerry Yang