Brown Doubles Through Mahek
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
In a limped pot, 
flopped, and Matt Mahek bet 8,500 from the small blind. The big blind folded, and Rob Brown raised to 20,000 from the hijack. Back to Mahek, who moved all in. Brown snapped it off with 
, and he was way ahead of Mahek's 
"Hold up!" he urged. That was a near-certainty with the set against one pair, and it became a lock when the 
gave him quads on the turn.
"I think it's holding up," Chris Moneymaker said dryly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
208,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
28,000
-119,000
|
-119,000 |