Paul O'Brien opened the pot with a raise to 16,000. That folded everyone up to big blind Dean McIver, who looked down at and moved in for 72,500. O'Brien made the call and tabled . The race was on!
The board came . That was no help for O'Brien. McIver's nines held to give him a double-up to 151,000. Incidentally, that's how many chips O'Brien has now too.