Brendan McGee opened to 4,500 from early position, and Donald Plummer made the call before Ema Zajmovic slid in her final 13,000 in from the small blind. Brendan tried to isolate the WPT Champion by raising to 37,500, but Donald came along for the ride.
Brendan continued with a bet of 33,000 on the flop, and Donald made the call. When the peeled on the turn, Brendan glanced at his hole cards before slowing down with a check, and ended up folding his cards after Donald fired a bet of 40,000.
With the hand now down to heads-up with no more action, Donald tabled for a turned set, and was ahead of Ema’s . With 11 outs available to help her, Ema began cheering for the most likely scenario – a river spade. Sure enough, the dealer rung out a on the river, and Ema found a much needed triple-up, while Donald secured the hefty side pot.