2010 World Series of Poker

Event #56: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 3
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
$825,976
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$4,464,300
Entries
1,941
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000

Duhamel Doubles

Tomer Berda opened to 75,000 from the hijack seat before Jonathan Duthamel moved all in for 449,000 more with the button. Action folded back to Berda who went into the tank. He cut out enough chips to call and riffled them with both hands before finally sliding them forward.

Berda: {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}
Duthamel: {q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

The dealer wrapped the table and then delivered the flop; {5-Clubs}{6-Spades}{8-Clubs}. Although Duthamel didn't make a pair, he was drawing very live with two overs and a flush draw.

The {9-Spades} on the turn gave Berda a set of nines and took away Duthamel's pair outs, but now any jack would give him a winning straight.

Did we say jack?

The {j-Diamonds} spiked on the river, filling Duthamel's gut-shot straight draw and doubling him to 1,150,000 chips. Berda slipped to 1,050,000.

Tags: Jonathan DuthamelTomer Berda