06-12-2008 14:18 UTC-8

Amit Makhija Wins a Big Pot and Eliminates Gavin Smith

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Amit Makhija, Jacques Zaicik and Gavin Smith were all in preflop, with Makhija's pocket queens leading Zaicik's A-J and Smith's K-J. But it was Smith who hit the {4-Spades}

{4-Spades}

{5-Diamonds}

{K-Spades}

flop, putting him in the lead--but only for as long as it took the dealer to peel the {Q-Clubs}

{Q-Clubs}

on the turn. The {4-Diamonds}

{4-Diamonds}

on the turn didn't give Zaicik his straight and he was left with just 5,000 chips while Smith was eliminated. Makhijia chipped up to 135,000.

And on the very next hand Zaicik committed the last of his chips and he, too, was knocked out.

Tags: Amit Makhija Gavin Smith Jacques Zaicek