06-03-2008 16:43 UTC-7

Nines Are Good for Akenhead

[user75032]

With one table remaining, we have our first big pot in a while. Theo Tran opened in late position for 80,000 and was called by James Akenhead from the big blind. Both players checked the flop of {J-Diamonds}

{J-Diamonds}

{9-Spades}

{2-Diamonds}

. Akenhead bet 200,000 on the turn {8-Diamonds}

{8-Diamonds}

, which Tran called. When the river came {J-Spades}

{J-Spades}

, Akenhead fired again for 280,000.

Tran went into the tank for several minutes. "Jack or nothing," he pondered aloud. He tried to stare down Akenhead, but Akenhead remained motionless, his gaze fixated on the felt. Tran finally threw 280,000 chips in the pot. Akenhead opened {6-Hearts}

{6-Hearts}

{9-Hearts}

for a pair of nines, which was enough to take the pot after Tran mucked.