The Grand Finale

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Level 8 : 250/500, 50 ante

In the last hand of the night a true firework display could be seen, as three well-known pros played a huge pot despite nobody holding a hand to speak of.

We heard the commotion and chaos of a memorable hand going down, and when we arrived it was Maurice "Mo" Hawkins shouting loudly to let us know the score.

"Boom!" shouted Hawkins, his congratulatory yells let loose in the direction of fellow pro Matt Glantz. "You scooped it with king-high!"

Sure enough, a quick survey of the scene showed that Glantz' had prevailed to earn him a 100,000 pot - despite not pairing either of his hole cards.

According to Glantz - who was more than happy to relay the exact details of this incredible hand - the action started innocently enough, with Men "The Master" Nguyen limping in for 500 to kick things off. Hawkins raised it up to 1,300 holding , and Glantz flatted that bet before all hell broke loose.

A player who Hawkins and Glantz readily admit was tilting badly after losing a huge stack in a few major clashes made a big overbet - shoving all in for his last 28,000. The action back on him, Nguyen decided to push all in as well, with his last 24,000 going into the middle. Hawkins decided to release his ace-jack (something he would come to regret moments later), and the action was back on Glantz.

As Glantz tells it, he didn't really feel king-jack was good in this spot, but he found additional incentive in the form of his opponent.

"The added value of busting Men Nguyen definitely made it an easy call," joked Glantz. "Busting him is always sweet."

With his decision made, Glantz made the call and tabled his hand expecting to be in bad shape, but he was actually out in front against the held by the tilting shover and Nguyen's dominated . Of course, no drama is complete without a little sweat, and the flop came to give Nguyen an up-and-down straight draw. The turn () and river () were bricks for everybody though, and with that Hawkins began his earlier announcement.

"I play this game so good sometimes..." said Glantz, the devilish grin on his face breaking wider as he did so. "I figured the one guy's just tilting and Men's planning on the re-entry, so why not play the king-jack for all of it?"

Why not indeed Mr. Glantz... why not?