06-14-2009 11:54 UTC-12

Sugar Bear Drops Three in a Row

[user25067]

Once at the lofty heights of 1.5 million in chips, Al Barbieri just dropped three pots in a row-- folding on the river to a bet from Glenn Engelbert, folding to a turn bet from Engelbert in a multi-way pot with Jason Tam, and then tangling with Tam in an interesting pot where both players' junk hands connected with the board.

Barbieri and Tam saw a flop of {8-Spades}

{8-Spades}

{5-Clubs}

{4-Diamonds}

from the blinds. Barbieri led out, Tam raised and Barbieri called. Both players checked the {2-Clubs}

{2-Clubs}

on the turn. The river was the {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

and Sugar Bear check-called one more bet.

It was {6-Spades}

{6-Spades}

{8-Diamonds}

for Barbieri, who flopped top pair and a gutshot. Tam flopped a gutshot as well, but went runner-runner and rivered the wheel with {3-Diamonds}

{3-Diamonds}

{7-Hearts}

to take it down.

Barbieri is still on a bit over a million in chips while Tam is up to 660,000.