06-13-2008 16:33 UTC-7

Chip Leader All But Out

[user66118]

Hold'em -

Stephen McKinney opens from the hijack seat, making it 3,000 to go. "The Professor" Howard Lederer makes the call from the button, and the two men go heads up to the flop.

It comes down {7-Hearts}

{7-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{2-Hearts}

. McKinney bets 5,000, and Lederer flat-calls.

The turn is the {Q-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

, and both men check.

The river card brings the {3-Clubs}

{3-Clubs}

. McKinney checks and then calls an 8,500-chip bet from Lederer.

The pro shows down his hand, having flopped the stone cold nuts: {K-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

{J-Hearts}

. McKinney open mucks {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{5-Spades}

, and ships the vast majority of his chips over to The Professor.

After that encounter, Lederer is up to 65,000, and our one-time chip leader Stephen McKinney is crippled down to just 5,000.