McDermott Calls With Tournament Life on the Line
Level 8
: 300/600, 600 ante
Action was on the turn on a board that read 
. David McDermott was facing a bet of 6,000 from Michael Monicatti. The pot was already about 28,000. McDermott thought it through thoroughly before calling.
The river was the 
. Monicatti quickly tossed in enough chips to put McDermott's remaining 11,500 at risk. McDermott then went deep into the tank. After close to two minutes he called.
Monicatti showed the 
for merely ace high while McDermott had the winner as he showed the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000 | 85,000 |
|
77,000 | 77,000 |