02-25-2009 19:58 UTC-5

A Hale of a Turn Card

[user66118]

John McDonald limped in from the button, and Dennis Meierotto completed from the small blind. Jesse Hale had 126,000 chips left, and he verbally moved them all in. McDonald began to ponder. "Someone told me... that this hand is 50-50 today..."

"Pocket deuces?" replied Hale, with a big smirk. "If you have pocket deuces, I would highly recommend you call, knock me out, and move up in the payouts."

After just another minute, McDonald emphatically announced, "All right, I call!" With that, Hale's tournament life was once again in jeopardy. Meierotto folded.

Showdown:
McDonald: {7-Diamonds}

Hale:

Trouble found Hale as the flop rolled out {2-Hearts}

. McDonald snagged the lead with his top pair, and now it was Hale who would need to catch up to stay alive.

Stay seated, Jesse. The turn brought the {J-Hearts}