01-14-2008 22:38 UTC+10

See-saw Ride for Juanda

[user38449]

As the final seconds ticked off the play clock, John Juanda played two critical hands that saw him lose all but 8,375 worth of chips - then double back up to 17,000 to end the day.

The first hand saw Juanda lead out with a 3,500 bet on a {Q-Hearts}

{Q-Hearts}

{8-Hearts}

{5-Spades}

flop. He was then raised by Matt Sexton, who kicked it to 8,500. When the action returned to Juanda he re-raised all in on the strength of an open-ended straight draw ( {6-Clubs}

{6-Clubs}

{7-Clubs}

) and Sexton, pot committed, made the call with {J-Hearts}

{J-Hearts}

{10-Hearts}

. The turn and river came {J-Clubs}

{J-Clubs}

,

{A-Spades}

and Sexton took down the pot with a pair of jacks.

One hand later, Juanda open-shoved from the cutoff holding {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{3-Spades}

and was called by Joe Reino in the big blind who tabled {K-Clubs}

{K-Clubs}

{J-Clubs}

. Neither player hit the {5-Spades}

{5-Spades}

{8-Hearts}

{Q-Diamonds}

{7-Diamonds}

{6-Hearts}

board, and Juanda raked the pot with ace-high, finishing the day with right around 17,000 in chips.

Tags: John Juanda