McEwen Shows a Five
Preston McEwen was under the gun and in the process of making it 6,500 to go, with each of the two players on his direct left having 1,500 already in front of them on the felt. Both players called, putting 20,000 into the middle preflop.
McEwen was first to act on 
and checked, with the next player checking as well. The third player in the hand bet 5,000 and McEwen thought for a few moments before announcing a check-jam. The player on McEwen's left folded, and action was now back onto the flop bettor.
More than two minutes passed by with McEwen's opponent in the tank. The player eventually counted his remaining stack of roughly 14,000 and then slid his cards forward to the dealer, giving up contention of the hand.
McEwen said something quietly and looked down at one of his cards, tabling 
and sending the other card to the dealer face-down in exchange for the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
69,500
44,500
|
44,500 |