07-13-2009 12:59 UTC-12

Ward Doubles On River

donpeters

On the flop of {7-Diamonds}

{7-Diamonds}

{6-Diamonds}

{5-Clubs}

, Bob Whalen bet out before being raised by Joseph Ward to 400,000 more than the bet. Whalen then reraised to one million before Ward moved all in for 1,170,000 total. Whalen made the call.

Whalen held {J-Hearts}

{J-Hearts}

{J-Diamonds}

. "I thought I could get you off that." said Ward as he tabled {8-Diamonds}

{8-Diamonds}

{8-Spades}

.

The turn brought the {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

which was no help to Ward. "Four! Four!" he yelled.

The river was just was Ward needed, the {4-Diamonds}

{4-Diamonds}

! The final card made him a straight and he was able to double to 2.4 million. Whalen dropped all the way down to 600,000.

Tags: Bob Whalen Joseph Ward