04-11-2010 05:34 UTC-12

Pair of Fours is Good Enough for Selbst

[user75032]

Alistar Melville made the first raise before the flop, but it was Vanessa Selbst who took down the pot at showdown. Melville opened for 135,000 from early position and was called by Selbst on the button and Derek Raymond in the big blind. Action passed to Selbst on a flop of {9-Diamonds}

{9-Diamonds}

{4-Diamonds}

{8-Spades}

. She bet 220,000. Only Raymond called.

Both players checked the {9-Clubs}

{9-Clubs}

turn. At the river {2-Spades}

{2-Spades}

Raymond bet 450,000. Selbst quickly called. Raymond had a busted draw, {6-Clubs}

{6-Clubs}

{7-Clubs}

. Selbst showed down {4-Spades}

{4-Spades}

{3-Spades}

for nines and fours to take down the pot.

Tags: Derek Raymond Vanessa Selbst