WSOPC Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 30K Opener

Main Stage

Hand #35

Joe McKeehen opens to 480,000 in middle positiion, and George McDonald three-bet shoves for 4,300,000 next to act. McKeehen instantly calls. McDonald is at risk, and the news is not at all good.

McKeehen:   
McDonald:   

The     flop opens up some backdoor possibilities for McDonald, and the turn   keeps his hopes alive. He needs to find any four, seven, or nine to stay alive.

The river is the  , and McDonald improves to a nine-high straight. He doubles up, knocking McKeehen out of the top spot in the process.

George McDonald - 9,280,000 (39 bb)
Joe McKeehen - 22,580,000 (94 bb)