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09-29-2009 17:57 UTC+11

Pearson Gets There

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Matthew Pearson

Clonie Gowen raised the button to 375 with Matthew Pearson making the call.

They saw a flop of {J-Hearts}

{J-Hearts}

{10-Clubs}

{8-Spades}

and both players checked. The turn card produced the {3-Hearts}

{3-Hearts}

and Pearson led for 450 before Gowen popped it to 1,100. Pearson made the call.

The river landed the {9-Diamonds}

{9-Diamonds}

and Pearson led for 1,800 before Gowen moved all in for a few hundred more, with Pearson making the call.

Gowen flipped {Q-Clubs}

{Q-Clubs}

{9-Spades}

for the flopped straight, but the river was a fatal blow as Pearson flipped {K-Spades}

{K-Spades}

{Q-Hearts}

for a bigger straight to take the pot and a 1-0 lead.

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