Lee Causes Lee to Leave

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There was a commotion at one of the outer tables and we caught up to see Doug Lee with all of his chips in the middle of the table. The board read and Lee's opponent, Tyler Lee, fired out a bet. Doug Lee moved all in for his last 6,950 over the top and Tyler Lee called.

Doug Lee:
Tyler Lee:

"I knew he had that hand," said Doug Lee as he stood up from the table, learning that he was ahead with his pair of eights.

The hit fourth street, keeping Doug Lee out in front. The river, however, spelled disaster. The rolled off to complete the board and paired Tyler Lee's king, spelling elimination for the 2005 WSOP Circuit Championship event winner.

"Ugh," lamented Doug Lee. "I knew he had ace-king." Doug Lee walked away from the table while Tyler Lee scooped up a huge pot that boosts his stack to about 66,000.