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07-12-2008 21:11 UTC-8

Two Live Cards

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From late position, Santeri Valikoski open-shoved for 179,000. He was called by Bob Whalen, sitting in the cutoff. Whalen was ahead with {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{J-Clubs}

, by Valikoski had "two live cards" -- {10-Diamonds}

{10-Diamonds}

{8-Hearts}

. The flop {2-Spades}

{2-Spades}

{5-Clubs}

{7-Hearts}

helped neither player, but Valikoski paired eights with the {8-Diamonds}

{8-Diamonds}

on the turn and then dodged the river when it fell a harmless {3-Spades}

{3-Spades}

. He doubled up to 423,000, while Valikoski slipped to 584,000.