06-16-2008 02:48 UTC-7

Benyamine Doubles Through Juanda

Shamus

Just before the break, a big hand developed between John Juanda and David Benyamine. On a flop of {Q-Clubs}

{Q-Clubs}

{9-Spades}

{2-Hearts}

, Juanda checked, Benyamine bet 58,000, Juanda reraised to 255,000, Benyamine pushed all in, and Juanda called.

Juanda had {K-Diamonds}

{K-Diamonds}

{Q-Hearts}

{J-Spades}

{K-Spades}

for an overpair and an inside straight draw. Benyamine, meanwhile, had {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{9-Clubs}

{4-Hearts}

{9-Hearts}

for a set of nines. The turn was the {3-Diamonds}

{3-Diamonds}

and the river the {J-Clubs}

{J-Clubs}

, and Benyamine doubled up to 830,000. Juanda is down to 450,000.

Tags: David Benyamine John Juanda