07-04-2008 17:58 UTC-7

The Bulldog Barks, Bites

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Orel Hershiser

The cameras are still buzzing around Orel Hershiser's table, but not because he's about to bust out. After the player on the button raised to 1,000 Hershiser moved in for his last 4,450. Randall Witt called and after the initial raiser got out of the way Witt's pocket nines led Hershiser's pocket sevens.

But the flop came {J-Hearts}

{J-Hearts}

{8-Hearts}

{7-Spades}

, giving Orel the set, and when the {K-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

came on the turn and the {K-Spades}

{K-Spades}

on the river Hershiser doubled to 10,900.

Just a few hands later he pulled the same trick, doubling up again after a {9-Clubs}

{9-Clubs}

{6-Diamonds}

{2-Spades}

flop. The player in the big blind bet 2,200 and after two other players mucked, Orel moved all in for 9,000. He got the call and his {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{9-Diamonds}

led his opponent's {10-Diamonds}

{10-Diamonds}

{9-Spades}

. The board ran out {8-Hearts}

{8-Hearts}

{4-Hearts}

and just that fast Hershiser was back in command of a 20,550 stack.