Moneymaker Gathers Steam and Chips

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Chris Moneymaker was in trouble early, having dropped to 8,000 chips, but he's taking steps in a positive direction now. He limped into a pot from early position before calling a raise to 1,100 from a late-position player. After the dealer burned and turned a flop of {6-Clubs}

, Moneymaker check-called a bet of 1,100 from his opponent. Both players checked the turn when the board paired {4-Diamonds}

. On the river {7-Spades}

, Moneymaker led out for 2,600 and told his opponent that he had an additional 5,000 behind. That display of confidence may have tipped the scales in his favor; his opponent folded.

Moneymaker now has about 14,000 in chips.

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