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10-17-2009 19:40 UTC

Murphy's Is Not Bitter

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Kai Paulsen raised to 8,000 from early position, Nigel Murphy reraised all-in next to him for about 50,000. Everyone else folded and Paulsen quickly called.

Paulsen: {K-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

{K-Spades}

Murphy:

{K-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

Dominated, Murphy hit the flop so hard he must have got a nosebleed when it came {8-Diamonds}

{8-Diamonds}

{9-Diamonds}

{10-Diamonds}

and before Paulsen could even hope and pray for a pairing of the board to give him a glimmer of hope, the {J-Diamonds}

{J-Diamonds}

came on the turn killing his dreams. The {6-Spades}

{6-Spades}

was incidental and Paulsen has been crippled as a result.