Aubin Cazals had the button, and opened to 25,000. Joseph Cheong defended, and the flop was . Cheong check-called 30,000 from Cazals, and the turn was another deuce - the . Both players checked.

The river was the , and Cheong led out for 88,000. Cazals folded, and Cheong won the pot.

After the hand, a spectator looked directly at Cheong and yelled, "Good luck, David!"