Poker is Easy

It's a double-up for Lisa Hamilton straight out of the "Poker is Easy" handbook: flop a set, then get paid by top pair, top kicker. Hamilton, in the big blind, was the only caller of Carter King's pre-flop raise to 4,100. Both players checked an {8-Diamonds}

flop.

Hamilton checked again when the turn fell {J-Clubs}

, inducing King to bet 5,400. She raised that bet to 15,200, then called when King moved all in. Hamilton was the one at risk of elimination with approximately 41,000 chips in the middle, but she had the best hand. Her {4-Spades}