2009 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship

$20,000 Heads-up Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2009 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k7
Prize
$500,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$20,000
Entries
64

Juanda Can Only Shake His Head

John Juanda and 'ElkY'
John Juanda and 'ElkY'
John Juanda had Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier all in after a flop of {Q-Hearts} {9-Spades} {A-Hearts}. Grospellier was on a draw with {J-Diamonds} {10-Clubs} against Juanda's top pair of aces, {A-Spades} {4-Hearts}. The turn was a third heart, the {2-Hearts}, which took away two of Grospellier's outs. Down to his final card, Grospellier filled his straight with a river {8-Diamonds}. He has regained the chip lead against Juanda.

As the pot was pushed to ElkY, Juanda shook his head, perhaps thinking about how close he had been to the quarterfinals.

Tags: Bertrand GrospellierJohn Juanda