Arnold shows to win the pot with two pair, queens and fours, and Vahedi folds. Arnold takes the pot.
2007 World Series of Poker
Event 8 - $1,000 No Limit Holdem w/ rebuys
Day: 3
Arnold shows to win the pot with two pair, queens and fours, and Vahedi folds. Arnold takes the pot.
Seat 2 - Shane Schleger - 231,000
Seat 3 - Tommy Vu - 1,032,000
Seat 4 - Dolph Arnold - 1,385,000
Seat 5 - Michael Gracz - 295,000
Seat 8 - Barry Cales - 876,000
Seat 9 - Amir Vahedi - 8,000
Vahedi has just a few more chips than Arnold, so if Arnold loses, he's out. If Vahedi loses, he's crippled.
The turn card is the , giving Vahedi a set, but improving the situation for Arnold with additional outs to an open-ended straight draw.
The river card is the -- ! Dolph Arnold rivers a queen-high straight to win the pot and double up to a little less than 1.4 million. Amir Vahedi is crippled down to about 10,000 in chips.
Seat 2 - Shane Schleger - 269,000
Seat 3 - Tommy Vu - 1,085,000
Seat 4 - Dolph Arnold - 591,000
Seat 5 - Michael Gracz - 303,000
Seat 8 - Barry Cales - 884,000
Seat 9 - Amir Vahedi - 687,000
Dolph Arnold shows , but he'll need to improve against Michael Gracz's to stay alive.
The flop comes , and Gracz retains the lead with ace high. The turn card is the , and Arnold needs a king or queen on the river to stay alive.
The river card is the -- ! Arnold spikes a pair of kings on the river to double up to about 595,000. Michael Gracz drops down to 307,000.
Seat 2 - Shane Schleger - 315,000
Seat 3 - Tommy Vu - 1,028,000
Seat 4 - Dolph Arnold - 273,000
Seat 5 - Michael Gracz - 595,000
Seat 8 - Barry Cales - 945,000
Seat 9 - Amir Vahedi - 748,000