06-14-2009 09:55 UTC-12

"Nice Flop"

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Shamus

Jason Tam raised from under the gun, and it folded back around to chip leader Al Barbieri who called in the big blind.

The flop came {5-Hearts}

{5-Hearts}

{8-Clubs}

{7-Diamonds}

. Barbieri checked, Tam bet, Barbieri raised, and Tam called. The turn was the {Q-Spades}

{Q-Spades}

, and this time Barbieri led out with a bet. Tam called.

The river was the {Q-Hearts}

{Q-Hearts}

. Barbieri bet again, and Tam called once more. Barbieri turned over {9-Hearts}

{9-Hearts}

{6-Clubs}

for the straight, and Tam tabled his {K-Diamonds}

{K-Diamonds}

{K-Hearts}

.

"Nice flop," said Tam good-naturedly. He's at 340,000 now, while Barbieri is up over the 800,000-chip mark.

Tags: Al Barbieri Jason Tam