08-25-2009 16:40 UTC+8

A Scalp for Ma

[user75032]

We're starting to see more movement in bust-outs now that the players have been at it for four hours. Will Ma just sent a player to the rail. He raised to 800 from middle position and was called by one player before the big blind shipped for an additional 2,275.

Ma eyed the raise carefully, then announced a re-raise of his own. He made it just more than a minimum raise, 2,375. It was enough to fold the third player in the hand and get Ma heads-up with the big blind.

Ma: {K-Diamonds}

{K-Diamonds}

{K-Spades}

Big Blind: {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{8-Hearts}

The big blind flopped a straight draw to go along with his ace, {9-Clubs}

{9-Clubs}

{5-Spades}

{7-Spades}

. The turn {10-Hearts}

{10-Hearts}

gave him a few more outs, but he could only muster a pair of eights on the {8-Clubs}

{8-Clubs}

river.