Chris Moneymaker Doubles through Seyed Ghavam
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Seyed Ghavam raised to 17,000 from under the gun and Chris Moneymaker called on the button. Nadar Kakhmazov defended his big blind.
The flop came 
and Kakhmazov checked to Ghavam who bet 22,000. Moneymaker called and Kakhmazov folded.
The turn was the 
and Ghavam checked to Moneymaker who bet 40,000. Ghavam then check-raised to 130,000. Moneymaker, who came into the day with just under 300,000 in chips then moved all in and Ghavam called.
Ghavam: 
Moneymaker: 
Moneymaker had flopped a full house from the button and needed to dodge either a six or an ace to double up. The river was the 
and he doubled to over 650,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
662,000
373,000
|
373,000 |
|
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|
302,000
-298,000
|
-298,000 |