Pair v. Pair

David Meierotto opened with an under the gun raise to 23,000. When Evan Panesis folded, Jesse Hale made the call, and John McDonald ducked out from the big blind.

Heads up then, the flop revealed {2-Clubs}

. Both men checked.

The turn came the {4-Hearts}

. Hale took control now, confidently announcing, "Fifty thousand." Meierotto wasted little time stacking out ten yellow chips and raising to 100,000. Hale called.

Fifth street was the {5-Spades}

. Hale checked, Meierotto bet another 50,000, and Hale quickly called.

"Queen?" asked Hale as he waited to see his opponent's cards. Meierotto tabled {Q-Spades}

for the big full house. "Oh, you had all of them!" quipped Hale. He flashed his own cards, revealing {10-Diamonds}

. "That's the only way they're gonna get me."

Dennis Meierotto wins that whale of a pot, vaulting up to 650,000. Hale, on the other hand, has taken a step back to 200,000.

Tags: Dennis Meierotto Jesse Hale

2009 World Series of Poker Circuit - Council Bluffs

2009 World Series of Poker Circuit - Council Bluffs

Pair v. Pair