2009 L.A. Poker Classic

$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 4
Event Info

2009 L.A. Poker Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k5
Prize
$1,686,260
Event Info
Buy-in
$9,600
Entries
696
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
0

Braband Doubles through Sowers

Tom Braband made a risky play that worked out. He was one of three players already in the pot for a raise when Mike Sowers raised an additional 42,000 from the small blind. Greg Mueller folded before Braband moved all in for 272,000 total. That folded Nancy Todd Tyner, but not Sowers. He quickly called.

Sowers: {J-Diamonds} {J-Clubs}
Braband: {K-Spades} {J-Spades}

Braband paired his king on a flop of {8-Hearts} {K-Clubs} {10-Spades}, then had to hold on when the turn {9-Spades} gave both players an open-ended straight draw. The river was a blank, the {5-Hearts}, allowing Braband to double up to about 600,000. Sowers is down to 460,000.

Tags: Mike SowersTom Braband