Chris Moneymaker Eliminated

We saw Chris Moneymaker, iPad in hand, heading to the exit and we headed over to his table. Sean Prendiville, who at last count had just over 250,000 was raking in the chips and he recounted the hand.

Moneymaker had opened and Prendiville defended his big blind. The flop came and Prendiville check-raised Moneymaker's continuation bet. Moneymaker then three-bet and Prendiville four-bet jammed. Moneymaker called.

Chris Moneymaker:
Sean Prendiville:

Prendiville held top pair but an inferior flush draw to the 2003 Main Event champion. The turn was another queen, the and the river the , but it was too little too late as Moneymaker was eliminated, with Prendiville's stack being boosted to around 500,000.