Chris Ferguson raised to 1,500 from under the gun and Ganesh Bathmanathan made the call in the small blind. Bathmanathan checked prior to the flop, and Ferguson checked behind. On the turn, both players checked, only for Bathmanathan to lead out for 1,200 on the river. Ferguson made the call.
"I have an ace," decalred Bathmanthan as he revealed a , then indeed the . Ferguson was stoic in defeat and simply mucked his cards in silence.