10-25-2007 03:40 UTC+10

Emad Tahtouh Doubles Up Against the Turtle

[user24788]

It was the battle of the blinds. Emad Tahtouh called from the small blind. David Saab raised to 4,600 from the big blind. Tahtouh called. The flop was {8-Clubs}

{8-Clubs}

{3-Clubs}

{2-Hearts}

. Tahtouh bet 8,000 and Saab called. The turn was the {Q-Spades}

{Q-Spades}

. Tahtouh fired out 12,000 and Saab raised him all in. Tahtouh called and tabled {Q-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

{8-Diamonds}

for two pair. Saab tossed his hand into the muck. Jonno Pittock, the tournament director asked the dealer to pull his hand out and he exposed the {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{7-Hearts}

. Saab was indeed drawing dead. The river was a meaningless {6-Spades}

{6-Spades}

. Tahtouh increased his stack to over 37,000.

Tags: David Saab Emad Tahtouh