10-19-2008 17:09 UTC+11

Pavlou's Middle Pair Holds

[user66118]

We join the action on the flop in a pot between Brian Greig and Harris Pavlou. The board showed {9-Clubs}

{9-Clubs}

{J-Spades}

{8-Spades}

, and Greig led out with a bet of 15,000. Pavlou then moved all in having his opponent well-covered. Grieg made the call, and he was at risk for his tournament life.

Showdown:
Greig: {Q-Spades}

{Q-Spades}

{6-Spades}

Pavlou:

{9-Hearts}

{10-Hearts}

Grieg was behind, but he had both a flush draw and a straight draw. The turn was the {6-Diamonds}

{6-Diamonds}

, and another blank, the {J-Clubs}

{J-Clubs}

, hit the river. Greig failed to catch any of his outs, and he was eliminated. Harris Pavlou has worked his way up to 335,000.

Tags: Brian Greig Harris Pavlou