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Michael Cooper (left) is all in against Adam Noone (right)
With about 85,000 in the pot, Michael Cooper is all in from the button for 98,000, Adam Noone is all in from the small blind for 102,000, and Andrew Barnes faces a decision in the cutoff. After about two minutes, Barnes folds 9-9, saying at least one of the players has to have him beat.
Cooper shows , and Noone shows . Cooper needs to improve to survive.
The board comes , and Noone's pocket queens hold up to win the pot.
After the hand, Adam Noone increases his stack to 295,000, while Andrew Barnes (who folded pocket nines) is still healthy with about 800,000. Michael Cooper is eliminated from the Main Event, somewhere in the high 300s for his place, likely earning $34,664.