Criego Catches The River
Bill Criego raised to 150,000 under the gun and everyone at the table folded except for James Mordue, who called in the big blind. The flop came out 
and both players checked. The turn brought the 
and Mordue checked to Criego, who fired out 120,000. Mordue decided to check-raise, sliding out a bet of 260,000 total. Criego thought for about 20 seconds before throwing in the call and the river came the 
. Mordue wasted little time in making a bet of 265,000 and Criego wasted even less time, snap-calling him. Mordue shook his head, and Criego tabled 
for running two pair, which was good enough to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,745,000
695,000
|
695,000 |
|
950,000
-650,000
|
-650,000 |