According to Mike "The Mouth" Matusow, Mark Newhouse raised to 525 from early position. One player flat-called before Matusow reraised to 2,000. "I was studying him real hard." commented Matusow as he relayed the hand to the reporter. Then, Matusow said Newhouse moved in for 6,200 more. The caller folded and Matusow made the call.
Newhouse held a nine-eight low, but was bested by Matusow's nine-six with . Matusow now has 25,000 chips.