Moneymaker Sends Rahme Packing

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Chris Moneymaker has just eliminated fellow Team PokerStars Pro Raymond Rahme from the Main Event.

Preflop, an unknown player opened with a raise to 800 from middle position. Action then folded around the table to Moneymaker in late who reraised to 2,800. A couple more folds brought the action around to Rahme in the small blind and he made the call. The original raiser let go of his hand, sending Rahme and Moneymaker heads-up to the {J-Clubs}

flop.

A pair of checks prompted the dealer to burn and turn the {K-Hearts}

. Rahme checked, Moneymaker bet 3,500 and Rahme shoved all in for 12,000. Moneymaker insta-called and tabled a pocket pair of kings for top set. Rahme had the best of it though, as he turned over {A-Hearts}

for Broadway.

With one card left to sweat, Rahme needed to dodge a jack, an eight, a ten and the case king in order to stay alive and double up, but the deck sided with Moneymaker, delivering the {J-Spades}