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Originally Posted by smmcoy
That's it. Thanks much. - My bad tho, thought he was from Chicago.
"For the majority of the final table, play was dominated by local favorite Raid “Ray” Putrus, who eliminated four players cruising to a huge chip lead. Cheered on by his buddies, an unlit cigar ever present between his teeth, Putrus looked to be on his way to a coronation right up until the very end. Buxman meanwhile, stayed patient and avoided big pots against the chip leader and found himself head up against Putrus trailing 6 to 1 in chips.
The key hand for Buxman occurred early in heads up play. Both players hit a miracle gut shot straight draw on the river and got it all in, only Buxman’s straight was one card higher and he doubled up, making it a horse race again. Everything went his way after that and his patience paid off, making him the newest HPT champion."
That sentence in no way does this hand justice - it was one of the great moments in televised poker. Was glad to see Buxman win it all.
