2014 Hollywood Poker Open Charles Town Regional Event

HPO Charles Town Regional Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 Hollywood Poker Open Charles Town Regional Event

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$39,756
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,629
Prize Pool
$116,928
Entries
72
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
3,000

Moneymaker Uses His One Time

Level 8 : 300/600, 50 ante
Chris Moneymaker Just Spiked a One-Out Miracle on the River to Survive
Chris Moneymaker Just Spiked a One-Out Miracle on the River to Survive

We heard an excited murmuring over at Chris Moneymaker's table, and the 2003 WSOP Main Event champion could be seen pacing near his seat, hand on his head in a pose reminiscent of his many final table sweats during that miraculous run 10 years ago.

"One out huh?" asked Moneymaker with exasperation. "Hit a one outter."

To all the world it appeared Moneymaker had been done in by an especially dirty beat, but after a quick scan of the situation it turned out that one-out save came through for the champ.

According to Moneymaker and tablemate Timothy Little, the HPO Ambassador four-bet jammed with {K-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} and was called in one spot by {A-Hearts}{k-Clubs}.

Flop: {a-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}

The flop put Moneymaker on the brink of elimination, coming ace high to put his premium pocket pair in a deep hole. With a king already face up on the table, Moneymaker was dead to the case cowboy. The turn came down {5-Spades} to keep Moneymaker on the brink of elimination, but when the {k-Spades} arrived on the river, the muted celebration of a pro who has been there before began.

"I haven't been lucky at all yet in this thing, had to happen once," said the champ with a smile, obviously savoring the moment.

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