06-21-2008 18:42 UTC-7

Berry Johnston Triples Up!

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Berry Johnston raised from early position with only 2,000 left behind. Mike Matusow the reraised from middle position with Eugene Katchalov flat calling on the button. Johnston tossed his last 2,000 into the middle and hoped for the best.

The flop came {2-Diamonds}

{2-Diamonds}

{J-Clubs}

{6-Diamonds}

and Matusow fired out a bet into the side pot. Katchalov made the call.

The turn was the {K-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

and again Matusow fired with Katchalov making the call.

The river brought the {Q-Spades}

{Q-Spades}

and both players checked it down. Matusow showed {J-Hearts}

{J-Hearts}

{2-Diamonds}

{A-Spades}

{4-Hearts}

for jacks and deuces which was good for the side pot as Katchalov mucked. However Johnston flipped over {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{10-Clubs}

{J-Diamonds}

{J-Spades}

for a straight to triple up to about 170,000 chips!

Tags: Berry Johnston Eugene Katchalov Mike Matusow