McDonald Wins at the Showdown Without a Showdown
Level 6
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
With 60,000 in the pot and a board reading 
, Philipp Gruissem bet 35,000 from the under-the-gun position and Mike "Timex" McDonald, who finished runner-up at this year's PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, called him from the cutoff.
When the 
completed the board on the river, Gruissem bet 77,000 and McDonald called. The man known as "Philbort" had obviously been caught trying to steal, and he promptly mucked his cards. That allowed McDonald to win the hand without having to expose his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
530,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
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|
500,000
-75,000
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-75,000 |