2009 WSOP Circuit Event - Caesars Las Vegas

$5,150 Circuit Championship Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 WSOP Circuit Event - Caesars Las Vegas

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$237,692
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
187
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
4,000

A Strange Hand

We caught this hand just as five players limped into the pot with blinds of 50/100.

On the flop of {2-Clubs} {K-Spades} {8-Spades}, the action checked to the player in middle position, who bet 1,850. The pot was raised by the cut-off, who bumped the action to 4,025. It was then reraised to 10,025 by Matt Graham from the small blind. The player in middle position (MP) called all in for his last 3,875 and the cut-off (CO) went deep into the tank.

After a minute's thought, MP told the CO to, "Hurry up, because I want to go home."

The CO responded, "If I haven't decided in a minute, call the clock."

A minute later, the clock was indeed called and, eventually, the CO's cards hit the muck after he timed out of the hand. When the remaining two hands were turned up, MP showed {7-Spades} {6-Spades} for a flush draw, while Graham showed {2-Spades} {3-Spades} for bottom pair and a worse flush draw.

The turn was a blank and, when the {K-Diamonds} hit the river, Graham's pair of deuces took down the pot, much to the CO's dismay. He said he folded {K-?} {2-?} for what would have been the winning two pair.

Tags: Matt Graham