02-22-2009 19:02 UTC-7

Big Pot Lull

[user75032]

Poker tournaments tend to move in spurts. At times there are big pots followed by even bigger pots; at other times small ball rules the day. Right now we seem to be in a small ball phase, with not many big pots taking place. We caught a few of those small pots on our last pass through the field.

Here's an example. David Pham (on the button) and Josh Arieh (in the big blind) called a preflop raise to 2,300. The three-way action checked through all streets on a board of {9-Spades}

{9-Spades}

{J-Clubs}

{K-Clubs}

{3-Spades}

{5-Clubs}

. Arieh opened first, showing {8-Spades}

{8-Spades}

{8-Clubs}

. The preflop raiser mucked before Pham flashed {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{10-Hearts}

and also mucked.

"Good, friendly poker guys," said Arieh.

Tags: Josh Arieh