Two Bracelet Winners Face Off, One Doubles
Picking up the action on a flop of 
, Dieter Dechant was first to act. He checked to Mike Majerus who put out a bet before Dechant moved all in over the top with a covering stack. Majerus called.
"All right, I'll pay you off," Majerus said.
Majerus: 
Dechant: 
Dechant was live with a flush draw as well as an ace, while Majerus had a pair of jacks that were currently in the lead.
"Keep 'em black," Majerus said.
The turn wasn't black but it was safe when the 
came, and the river was the 
which was safe as well. That allowed Majerus to double-up back to around the starting stack while Dechant also dropped back to a starting stack.
We mentioned how Dechant won his first bracelet last year. In 2002, Majerus won Event #2: $2,000 Limit Hold'em for $407,120, topping a field of 610 players for his first and only bracelet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,400 | 5,400 |
|
5,000 | -3,000 |