06-10-2009 10:02 UTC-12

Newman Doubles Through Parker

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Shamus

Clayton Newman

Clayton Newman moved all in from the cutoff seat for 212,000, and Brock Parker called him from the big blind.

Parker {6-Spades}

{6-Spades}

{6-Diamonds}

Newman

{A-Spades}

{10-Clubs}

The flop came {9-Clubs}

{9-Clubs}

{A-Hearts}

{8-Clubs}

, putting Newman in front. The turn was the {Q-Hearts}

{Q-Hearts}

. And the river brought the {Q-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

. Newman doubles up to 450,000. Parker now has 1.2 million.

A Georgia native, the 22-year-old Newman had a deep run at last summer's WSOP Main Event, earning $32,166 for his 305th place finish. Newman also had another cash in another WSOP event last summer with a 111th place finish in a $1,500 no-limit hold'em tournament. Besides playing poker and working as an online poker instructor, Newman also enjoys traveling, video games, and golf.