Mike McDonald started the match with a 30,000 lead thanks to coming in as part of the top seeded Montreal Nationals, and has added another 40,000 or so on top of that after he flopped the nuts against Jonathan Jaffe in the deciding game of the series.

McDonald had against the of Jaffe. McDonald flopped the nuts and Jaffe flopped a pair.

"Did you flop the nuts?" Jaffe asked after McDonald called his turn bet. By the end of the hand, Jaffe helped provide one of the most entertaining moments from the Playoffs so far.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike McDonald	176,000 46,000	46,000
Jonathan Jaffe	46,000 -54,000	-54,000