James Basham open-shoved for 58,500 from under the gun, Shabtai Moria re-shoved on his direct left, and the rest of the players folded.
Basham tabled , shrugging, and Moria revealed . Moria's rail surrounded the table, gleefully cheering, and Basham himself had a laugh.
The mood changed drastically when the peaked through the window of the flop, giving Basham a leading set of deuces. Suddenly, Moria needed an ace to knock out Basham, but he received no help as the turn and river bricked off , respectively.
Basham shipped the fortunate double up, while Moria plummeted to 47,000 chips.
Frank Wyville told the table that he folded , meaning the was the fourth and final deuce in the deck.
James Basham raised to 10,000 from under the gun, Todd Bartlett called on the button, and both blinds released. The flop fell , Bartlett check-called a bet of 15,000, and the duo checked after the turn brought the .
The river was the , Bartlett immediately fired out a bet of 25,000, and Basham called.
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Frank Wyville was second to act preflop, and raised to 11,000. Todd Metheny called in the small blind, and check-called a bet of 23,000 on a flop of . Both players checked on the turn (), and the river was the .
Metheny led out for 20,000, Wyville immediately moved all in for 79,500, and Metheny went deep into the tank.
He eventually called, prompting Wyville to show for two pair, and Metheny shook his head, revealing .
Chris Moneymaker min-raised to 8,000 in early position, Todd Metheny called in the big blind, and both players checked on a flop of . Metheny led out for 8,000 when the fell on the turn, Moneymaker called, and the river was the .
Metheny quickly fired out a bet of 12,500, and Moneymaker went into the tank.
"King-high is no good," Metheny said out of the blue.
"I don't have king-high," Moneymaker responded with a smile. "I have a pair."
"Save your money," Metheny advised the 2003 WSOP Main Event champ.
Moneymaker obliged, folding, and Metheny raked in the pot, flashing the .
Chris Moneymaker raised to 8,000 in middle position, Shabtai Moria moved all in for 48,000 from the small blind, and Moneymaker called.
Moneymaker:
Moria:
The dealer spread , giving Moneymaker backdoor flush and straight draws, along with three outs to counterfeit Moria's small pair. It was all over when the spiked on the turn, however, and Moria doubled through with a full house.
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