12-07-2008 14:19 UTC+11

Saffioti Plays Kings Softly

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Frank Saffioti gave Timothy English all of the chances he could to catch up. English raised to 52,000 from the cutoff and was called by Saffioti out of the small blind. The action checked all the way down on a board of {Q-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

{J-Clubs}

{9-Diamonds}

{4-Spades}

{Q-Spades}

. At showdown, English announced, "Just a pair of nines," and showed {8-Hearts}

{8-Hearts}

{9-Hearts}

for two pair, queens and nines. Saffioti stunned the gallery by turning over {K-Diamonds}

{K-Diamonds}

{K-Clubs}

for two pair, kings and queens.

Tags: Frank Saffioti Timothy English