Crawford Pushes Moore

Alex Moore of Athens, Georgia had been steadily building his stack upward toward the 200,000-chip mark over the last few hours. But just now after taking several hands in succession at his table, he found himself in a confrontation with Claudia Crawford that halted his momentum for the moment.

The hand began with Crawford raising to 3,500 from middle position and Moore raising to 8,800 behind. It folded back to Crawford who called, and the flop came .

Crawford checked, Moore bet 8,500, and Crawford called. The turn then brought the , putting a third spade on the board. Crawford checked again, and with some deliberation Moore carved out a bet of 23,400. Crawford sat for just a few moments, then declared she was shoving all in, and Moore quickly let his hand go.