Run Bad Karma

Brian Bowen has been running bad all week. If a two outer could beat him, it has. Yesterday, his day ended with aces cracked.

Today, He got it in three ways with tens versus eights and king-queen. The eight on the flop seemed inevitable.

Bowen had a few chips left but shoved them in and talked John Stempien into calling with rags in the blind. Bowen missed and Stempien made two pair. Be careful what you wish for.

Saving his reversal of fortune for this weekend's $600 Summer Slam Main Event, Bowen decided not to reenter again. He's hoping to run better there. At this point it would be hard for things to get any worse.