Shaun Deeb Takes Small Hit

Shaun Deeb opens the pot for a raise to 450 from the hijack and receives a call from both of the blinds.

The flop comes {10-Spades}

and all three players check.

The turn is the {8-Clubs}

. The small blind checks, the big blind bet 1,000 and Deeb makes the call. The small blind gets out of the way.

The river brings the {A-Spades}

. The big blind bets 2,000 and after thinking for few moments, Deeb makes the call.

His opponent shows {Q-Hearts}

for a ten-high straight and Deeb immediately mucks his hand.

Despite taking a small hit, Shaun Deeb is still sitting on a healthy stack of 24,000

2009 World Series of Poker