06-07-2007 19:40 UTC-7

John Murphy Closes in on 500K

[user25067]

John Murphy raised to 35,000, Darren Black moved all in from the big blind, and Murphy called. Murphy turned over the {K-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

{10-Spades}

while Black tabled the {J-Spades}

{J-Spades}

{9-Spades}

. The flop was the {Q-Spades}

{Q-Spades}

{10-Diamonds}

{9-Hearts}

, pairing Murphy's ten but giving Black an open-ended straight draw. The turn was the {10-Spades}

{10-Spades}

giving Murphy trips, and the river was the {K-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

making him a full house. Black was eliminated and Murphy is up to 486,000.

Tags: Darren Black John Murphy