Moneymaker Tilting
The first hand developed quietly enough. Moneymaker bet 1,700 on a flop of and was check-called by one opponent. Both players checked the turn. When the river fell , Moneymaker's opponent checked again, inducing a bet of 2,500 from Moneymaker. His opponent quickly called. Moneymaker turned over a pair of sevens, . He lost to and immediately began mumbling into his beard.
The very next hand, Moneymaker was one of three players to call a preflop raise, and the only player to call after the preflop raiser followed up with a bet of 1,500 on a flop of . Both players checked the turn. When the hit the river, Moneymaker's opponent bet out 3,000.
"Man, do I play good," muttered an obviously frustrated Moneymaker. He repeated that sentence two more times before slamming his cards into the muck. "Good hand," he told his opponent.