2009 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship

$20,000 Heads-up Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k7
Prize
$500,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$20,000
Entries
64

Lindgren's Poker Future in Question

Erick Lindgren stated before play started that he would "quit poker" if he lost his first-round match against fellow Full Tilt Poker Pro Howard Lederer. Lindgren had the chip lead when Lederer check-raised all in on a flop of {4-Spades} {A-Clubs} {7-Hearts}. Lindgren called but did not have the best hand. He was drawing thin with {9-?} {7-?} against Lederer's {Q-?} {7-?}. The turn was the {10-Diamonds}, changing nothing; the river paired the board {A-Spades}, giving both players aces and sevens, but Lederer's queen kicker played to give him the pot and the double-up.

Could this be the end of Erick Lindgren's poker career? We'll know soon enough!

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