05-20-2008 22:40 UTC-4

Battle of the Short Stacks

[user66118]

In middle position and first in the pot, Suju Abraham raises all in for about 55,000. To his left, Lou Esposito, the defending champion, makes the all-in call, putting his own tournament life at risk.

When the cards are shown, Abraham has {K-Spades}

{K-Spades}

{4-Spades}

and is up against the {J-Hearts}

{J-Hearts}

{J-Clubs}

of Esposito.

The community cards come out: {3-Hearts}

{3-Hearts}

{8-Hearts}

{7-Spades}

{9-Hearts}

{10-Diamonds}

, and Esposito survives this battle. His tally is now back up to around 90,000, still well below average. Abraham is crippled, down to just 16,000.

Tags: Lou Esposito Suju Abraham