Shamus
Nathan Hagens opened with a pot-sized raise to 7,000 in middle position. Clonie Gowen reraised to 24,000 from the cutoff, and Hagens called with his remaining chips.
Hagens
Gowen
As often happens in these aces-vs.-aces confrontations, the players' other two cards determine how the hand goes. The flop came , giving Hagens a set of sixes, and Gowen couldn't come back.
Hagens bumps up to 80,000, while Gowen slips to 70,000.