07-12-2008 14:38 UTC-7

A Whale of a Pot for Whalen

Shamus

A couple of big stacks just collided when Bob Whalen and Chris Overgard got it all in preflop, Overgard having Whalen covered, though not by much.

Whalen had {Q-Spades}

{Q-Spades}

{Q-Diamonds}

, and Overgard {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{K-Spades}

. The board came {2-Spades}

{2-Spades}

{6-Clubs}

{Q-Clubs}

{9-Spades}

{3-Spades}

and Whalen doubled way up to 1.5 million. Overgard fell all of the way back down to 102,000.

Overgard ended up all in soon afterwards with {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{J-Hearts}

, and was eliminated when he lost to Markus Feurle's {K-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

{K-Clubs}

. Feurle is now at 820,000.

Tags: Bob Whalen Chris Overgard Markus Feurle