Texas Mike Goes Digging for Diamonds
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Having just won a sizeable pot against Yosef Fox the hand before, Frank Lagodich raised it to 120,000 from under the gun. Michael Moncek, who was next to act, took no time to think before making a huge 13x shove, for 1,630,000. Action folded all the way around to Lagodich, who empathetically flipped over his cards, letting Moncek know that he really did have it, before making the call.
Michael Moncek: A♦J♣ 
Frank Lagodich: A♣A♠
Despite being a huge underdog, Moncek got about the best flop he could've asked for, in 4♦J♦5♣. Searching for a jack or a backdoor flush, he got one step closer to the latter on the 5♦ turn, and miraculously made it on the 7♦ river to crack Lagodich's pocket rockets.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,410,000
1,010,000
|
1,010,000 |
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|
2,365,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
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1,535,000
830,000
|
830,000 |