06-05-2007 21:53 UTC-8

Hand #129 - Mike Spegal Wins Event #4 ($252,290)

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Hand #129 - Gavin Smith has the button, he raises to 120,000, Spegal raises to 240,000, Smith moves all in for 415,000, and Spegal calls with {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{10-Spades}

. Smith shows the {5-Clubs}

{5-Clubs}

{5-Diamonds}

, and he'll need his pocket pair to hold up to stay alive.

The flop comes {J-Diamonds}

{J-Diamonds}

{6-Spades}

{3-Spades}

, and Spegal picks up a flush draw to go with his two overcards.

The turn card is the {Q-Spades}

{Q-Spades}

, and Spegal clinches the pot with an ace-high flush. (The meaningless river card is the {K-Diamonds}

{K-Diamonds}

.)

Gavin Smith is eliminated in second place, earning $155,645.

Mike Spegal wins Event #4 ($1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em), earning $252,290, a Corum watch, and a coveted WSOP bracelet.