2009 Aruba Poker Classic

$5,500 Aruba Poker Classic Championship
Day: 1b
Event Info

2009 Aruba Poker Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j10
Prize
$753,330
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,303,750
Entries
475
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Na-Na-Nobui

Tara Nobui
Tara Nobui
A player in early position came in with a raise, and Tara Nobui made the call from the small blind.

Heads up, the flop came {8-Spades} {6-Spades} {10-Spades}. Nobui had checked dark, and the raiser continued out with a post-flop bet. She elected to stick in a check-raise, and her opponent made the quick call.

The turn card came the {Q-Hearts}, and Nobui led at the pot with a bet of 5,125. After some deliberation, her opponent moved all in with a similar-sized stack. Nobui would go deep into the tank for several minutes, smirking as if slightly amused by her predicament. Finally, she made the call all in for 23,325 total, turning over {6-Clubs} {6-Diamonds}. It was a good call; her opponent tabled {A-Spades} {Q-Clubs}, still drawing live to his flush outs.

"Pair the board," pleaded Nobui. The dealer didn't pair the board, but the {2-Diamonds} that hit the river was safe for her set. When the stacks were counted down, the losing player was left with just over 1,000 chips, doubling Nobui up over 50,000.

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