McLaughlin Wins Big Pot, Then Leaves
Marc McLaughlin raised it up to 80,000 from under the gun, and JC Tran called from the hijack. Jonathan Jaffe reraised to 240,000 from the big blind, and McLaughlin tossed in the call. Tran got out of the way, and the flop came down 
. Jaffe checked to McLaughlin, who bet out 250,000. Jaffe then check raised it to 600,000, and McLaughlin made the call.
The turn brought the 
, and Jaffe checked again. McLaughlin knuckled as well this time, and the river brought the 
. Both players checked again, and Jaffe showed 
for queens and nines. McLaughlin rolled over 
for a better two pair, and he took down the big pot to get him back up to almost 6.8 million.
As soon as McLaughlin started stacking up his new chips, the floor supervisor came over to move him to a different table. McLaughlin is now out of the Mothership and on a table back on the main tournament floor.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,780,000
765,000
|
765,000 |
|
2,260,000
-1,305,000
|
-1,305,000 |