03-07-2009 22:36 UTC-8

Juanda Can Only Shake His Head

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John Juanda and 'ElkY'

John Juanda had Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier all in after a flop of {Q-Hearts}

{Q-Hearts}

{9-Spades}

{A-Hearts}

. Grospellier was on a draw with {J-Diamonds}

{J-Diamonds}

{10-Clubs}

against Juanda's top pair of aces, {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{4-Hearts}

. The turn was a third heart, the {2-Hearts}

{2-Hearts}

, which took away two of Grospellier's outs. Down to his final card, Grospellier filled his straight with a river {8-Diamonds}

{8-Diamonds}

. He has regained the chip lead against Juanda.

As the pot was pushed to ElkY, Juanda shook his head, perhaps thinking about how close he had been to the quarterfinals.

Tags: Bertrand Grospellier John Juanda