Barton's Pocket Pair Holds
Level 7
: 200/400, 400 ante
Action opened with a limp from Pete Fylyma under the gun, followed by a raise to 1,250 from his immediate left. It folded around to Jordon Barton in the hijack, and he called before the player in the cutoff went all-in for 13,150.
The first two players got out of the way, but Barton went into the tank for half a minute or so before finally tossing in the call with a bigger stack. It was a race with Barton playing a pair of nines versus the ace-queen over cards of his opponent.
The board of 
was more than clean for the nines, improving it to a turned straight to eliminate his opponent.