05-01-2008 18:37 UTC-7

Cunningham Deals First Blow

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The Thinker

Ben Fineman opened the pot with an 80,000 pre-flop raise and was called by Allen Cunningham. A flop of {Q-Spades}

{Q-Spades}

{3-Diamonds}

{5-Spades}

hit the board and Fineman led out with a continuation bet only to see Cunningham move in over the top for his remaining 750,000. Fineman made the call and tabled a pocket pair of sevens only to find himself well behind Cunningham's {Q-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

{9-Hearts}

. The turn brought the {K-Diamonds}

{K-Diamonds}

and the river {3-Hearts}

{3-Hearts}

fell in favor of Cunningham, who doubled up to 1,660,000 in chips.

The double-up left the two contestants just about even in chips.

Tags: Allen Cunningham Ben Fineman