06-10-2008 18:39 UTC-7

Up, then Down, then Up Again

Shamus

After riding high early, Stanley Statkiewicz had been knocked back down a bit after losing a set vs. set confrontation. He just won a chunk back after this recent hand:

A player limped from under the gun, the small blind called, and Statkiewicz bumped it up to 1,600 from the big blind. Both opponents called. The flop came {9-Spades}

{9-Spades}

{Q-Hearts}

{10-Spades}

and Statkiewicz bet the pot -- 4,800. The big blind repopped it, and Statkiewicz called with his remaining chips.

Statkiewicz showed {9-Spades}

{9-Spades}

{Q-Hearts}

{10-Spades}

{J-Clubs}

for two pair and both straight and flush draws. His opponent showed {10-Diamonds}

{10-Diamonds}

{7-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{9-Diamonds}

-- a better flush draw. None of those draws came, and Statkiewicz's two pair held up. He's now at around 33,000.

Tags: Stanley Statkiewicz