From middle position, John Juanda raised to 14,000, and action folded to Tony G on the button. He reraised and made it 35,000 to go. Play folded back to Juanda, and he raised enough to put Tony G all in. After a few minutes of tanking, Tony G called to put himself at risk for 215,500 total.

Juanda held the , and he was up against the for Tony G.

"I had to go with my gut, I couldn't go against it," said Tony G.

The board ran out , which was in favor of Tony G and he won the pot to double up.