Playing Big Pots

and, from the small blind, Rod Clarida moved all-in for about 100K more with pocket nines. Stotka called and the race was on. Clarida made a set on the


flop, which also gave Stotka a flush draw and gutshot-straight draw, but Bob didn't catch a diamond or ten the rest of the way and doubled Clarida up to 250K. Stotka is down to 165,000.