Greg Raymer	Win Pre-Flop	Win Post-Flop	Win Post-Turn
Starting Stack: 0	82.65 %	91.82 %	75.0 %
Aaron Kanter	Win Pre-Flop	Win Post-Flop	Win Post-Turn
Starting Stack: 0	16.88 %	5.15 %	18.18 %	Winner!

Posted On: Jun 14, 2006

Outcome

With 25 players remaining in the main event and the blinds at $20,000-$40,000($5,000 ante), defending champion Greg Raymer made a standard raise to $100,000 and Aaron Kanter called. Both players had roughly average chip counts, with about $2.3 million for Raymer and about $1.9 million for Kanter. On the flop Raymer bet $150,000, and Kanter called. On the turn Raymer bet $300,000, Kanter raised to $900,000, Raymer moved all in, and kanter called. On the river Kanter made a flush to cripple Raymer, who was eliminated three hands later.

Analysis

Note: Kanter was trying to represent a straight or a set with his reraise on the turn, but Raymer was confident in his read that his kings were still dominant, and he moved all in. At that point, Kanter felt pot-committed to the flush draw he had picked up on the turn and called, and made his flush on the river. Even though this hand effectively ended Raymer's unbelievable run to repeat as champion, he played the hand beautifully, trapping an opponent who was drawing thin.