07-05-2009 07:41 UTC-12

Juanda Starts Off Strong

[user75032]

Nothing like chipping up by a third of your stack in the first 30 minutes of play. With 9,000 chips in the pot preflop, John Juanda and one opponent took a flop of {6-Clubs}

{6-Clubs}

{2-Diamonds}

{9-Spades}

. Juanda's opponent bet 5,000 and Juanda called. Both players checked the {J-Clubs}

{J-Clubs}

turn. When the river blanked {4-Diamonds}

{4-Diamonds}

, Juanda's opponent checked and then called Juanda's bet of 5,400. Juanda showed down the winner, {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{A-Spades}

. His opponent flashed {Q-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

{Q-Hearts}

and mucked.

Juanda is up to 42,000 in the early going.