2008 PokerStars.net APPT Auckland

APPT Auckland Main Event
Day: 1a
1a1b23
Event Info
2008 PokerStars.net APPT Auckland
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
22
Prize
$257,040
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,860
Total Entries
306
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000
Players Left 1 / 306

Emad Doing Work

Back on Table 1, Chris Holmes comes limping in under the gun. Greg Raymer and Teresa Nousiainen follow suit, and action is on the short-stacked Emad Tahtouh in the small blind. He moves all in for his last 1,725 chips. Holmes re-raises all-in, and ends up isolating himself against the at-risk Tahtouh.

Holmes: {9-Hearts} {9-Clubs}
Tahtouh: {K-Hearts} {Q-Spades}

"Best case scenario," says Tahtouh, as the two men await the community cards. The flop comes out {A-Hearts} {10-Hearts} {4-Hearts}, giving Tahtouh both a straight draw and a flush draw to go with his overcards. The turn seals the deal as the {8-Hearts} rips off, giving Tahtouh the nut flush. He earns a double up plus a few extra chips, and he now sits with 4,050.