2009 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship
$20,000 Heads-up Championship
Day: 3
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2009 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship
Final Results
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The blinds are now at 15,000/30,000.
. He was against Rousso's 
. "Insurance!" called out Sam Farha from within the press of spectators.
The flop was all small cards,
. Grospellier paired sixes with the 
turn, but that wasn't enough to overtake Rousso. He would need to improve again on the river. The dealer burned and turned the 
, making an unnecessary straight for Rousso. She dragged the pot and eliminated Grospellier from the tournament.After the win, Rousso turned around and was greeted with a huge bear hug by Chad Brown. She now will await the winner of the Seed-Farha match to see who will be crowned the 2009 NBC National Heads-Up Poker champion.
, had the lead on Grospellier's 
. Neither player improved on a flop of 
, but the turn was a perfect drama card. It fell 
, drawing a dramatic gasp from the crowd. Rousso had top pair but Grospellier picked up a flush draw. With everyone craning to see the table, the dealer burned and turn a blank, the 
, for the river.ElkY had the chip lead going into the hand. He is now the short stack.
between Bertrand Grospellier and Vanessa Rousso. Rousso had the best hand, , but Grospellier had the best draw with 
. Grospellier would take the pot, and the match, with any diamond, any queen, or any seven. The turn paired the board 
and the river blanked , giving Rousso a huge double-up. She now has the chip advantage against Grospellier.
"I'd love to get in this match right now," remarked Negreanu in response to an inaudible comment from Farha. "You look like you're steaming."
He took a quick look back at the match between Bertrand Grospellier and Vanessa Rousso, a match Grospellier leads. "See, I had her like that too," Negreanu told Grospellier as he pointed at Grospellier's two-to-one chip advantage. "It didn't work."
