01-09-2009 15:58 UTC+11

Differing Fortunes

[user75032]

Event 1 is over for Michael Vartan.

Luke Hodge and Michael Vartan found themselves in a similar situation. Each was short on chips. Hodge got his last 1,125 in the middle with {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{K-Spades}

and was up against {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{J-Diamonds}

. Things looked grim for Hodge when the flop came {2-Spades}

{2-Spades}

{J-Diamonds}

{10-Hearts}

and the turn {3-Hearts}

{3-Hearts}

didn't improve his hand. The river {Q-Hearts}

{Q-Hearts}

saved Hodge, making a Broadway straight and the best hand. Due to dead money in the pot, his count climbed to 3,500.

Vartan, on the other hand, did not fare as well. He moved all in for 2,800 after an opponent opened with a raise to 700. Vartan's opponent made the call with ace-king; Vartan had two live cards, a queen and a ten. Each player made two pair on a board that ran out {A-?}

{A-?}

{10-?}

{4-?}

{K-?}

{Q-?}

. Vartan's two-pair hand was second best. He has been eliminated.

Tags: Luke Hodge Michael Vartan