Scott Janik raised to 4,500 from under the gun, and Don McCormick called in middle position.
Janik bet 6,000 on the flop, and McCormick called.
The turn was checked by Janik, and McCormick bet 8,000. Janik called.
Janik checked again on the river, and McCormick bet 13,000. Janik called, and after McCormick tabled , Janik rolled over for a set of queens and the winner. McCormick won't be defending his championship, as he busted a short time later.
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Dan Kaplan had his last 69,500 in preflop from the big blind and was at risk against Chris Moneymaker in the hijack.
Dan Kaplan:
Chris Moneymaker:
Moneymaker found a queen on the flop to take the lead. The turn gave Moneymaker an open-ender, while Kaplan could still survive with an ace or a jack. The river caused Moneymaker to let out a groan, before he told Kaplan, "Nice hand, sir!" and sent most of his stack across the table.
A middle position player opened to 6,000, and three players called, including Andy Zhu on the button.
The flop came , and action checked to the original raiser, who bet 17,000. The hijack reraised all in, Zhu went all in over the top, and the player on the small blind went all in. The original raiser folded.
Hijack:
Andy Zhu:
Small Blind:
The small blind has the biggest of the three stacks going to showdown, but was behind both shorter stacks when the flop came out. Zhu looked to be in great shape with his set of twos, and the turn improced him to a full boat.
The river clinched the win for Zhu, who collected the hijack's bounty. The player on the small blind is still in, with 50,000 chips after the massive hand.