06-06-2009 17:25 UTC-12

Sousa on the March

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Shamus

Seemed like just another innocuous blind-versus-blind hand. Then it quickly escalated into what was likely the biggest pot of the tourney thus far.

The table folded around to Todd Terry in the small blind who put in a raise, then Philip Sousa responded with a reraise, and soon all 500,000 chips the pair had between them were in the middle. Terry had {Q-Hearts}

{Q-Hearts}

{Q-Diamonds}

, and Sousa {J-Diamonds}

{J-Diamonds}

{J-Spades}

.

The board came {8-Clubs}

{8-Clubs}

{7-Clubs}

{7-Diamonds}

{2-Spades}

...

{J-Clubs}

! That jack on the river sent Terry home in 51st place, and Sousa to the top of the leaderboard.

Tags: Philip Sousa