Hand 124 - Ralph Pecorale has the button, he limps, Caporuscio raises to $150,000, and Pecorale folds.
Hand 125 - James Caporuscio has the button, he raises to $170,000, and Pecorale folds.
Hand 126 - Ralph Pecorale has the button, he raises all in, and Caporuscio folds.
Hand 127 - James Caporuscio has the button, and he folds.
Hand 128 - Ralph Pecorale has the button, and he folds.
Hand 129 - James Caporuscio has the button, unknown action (no flop).
Hand 130 - Ralph Pecorale has the button, he limps, and Caporuscio checks. The flop comes 10c-9s-7c, Pecorale moves all in, and Caporuscio calls, showing 10d-8c (pair of tens, open-ended straight draw), while Pecorale has 8d-2c (open-ended straight draw). Pecorale needs running deuces to win, or a six or a jack to chop with identical straights. The turn card is the As, and Pecorale needs a six or a jack to survive with a chopped pot. The river card is the 4s, and Ralph Pecorale is eliminated in second place, earning $436,500.
James Caporuscio wins the 2005 U.S. Poker Championship, winning $831,532.