Moneymaker Gathers Steam and Chips
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, Moneymaker check-called a bet of 1,100 from his opponent. Both players checked the turn when the board paired 
. On the river 
, Moneymaker led out for 2,600 and told his opponent that he had an additional 5,000 behind. That display of confidence may have tipped the scales in his favor; his opponent folded.Moneymaker now has about 14,000 in chips.