06-07-2009 11:37 UTC-12

Castello Catches a Break

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PokerNews presenter Melissa Castello has come back from the dead, shooting from 1,000 in chips to just under 5,000 after picking up a pocket pair of aces on the button.

With one limper in, Castello made it 500 to go and her opponent called.

The flop came {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{4-Spades}

{Q-Hearts}

-- pure gold for Castello -- and she was able to disguise her hand by just calling her opponent's 600 bet.

The turn then brought the {7-Spades}

{7-Spades}

and the late-position limper check-called Castello's 1,250 all-in bet, sending us to an irrelevant showdown:

Castello: {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{A-Spades}

Opponent:

{A-Clubs}

{3-Clubs}

For those who simply must know the river... it was the {9-Diamonds}

{9-Diamonds}

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