03-31-2009 16:29 UTC-7

Pilgrim Avoids the Hatchet

[user75032]

Short-stacked Dwyte Pilgrim moved all in over the top of an open-raise from Chris Tryba. Esther Taylor was next to act and moved all in herself. Tryba quickly folded what he claimed was pocket jacks, leaving Pilgrim's {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{6-Clubs}

alone against Taylor's {K-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

{K-Spades}

with Pilgrim at risk of elimination. A flop of {4-Spades}

{4-Spades}

{J-Spades}

{10-Diamonds}

came clean for Taylor; after the {3-Clubs}

{3-Clubs}

hit the turn, Pilgrim was down to just "an ace on the river" to survive. That's exactly what he got, with a fat, black {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

popping off of the deck.

"Barry Greenstein!" said Pilgrim, referring to the Bear's book entitled Ace on the River.

Tags: Dwyte Pilgrim Esther Taylor