06-14-2009 20:25 UTC-12

One Pair Enough for the Mighty Thor

[user75032]

Stud:

Opponent: x-x / {3-Clubs}

{3-Clubs}

{7-Diamonds}

{9-Spades}

FOLD
Luske: x-x / {9-Hearts}

{9-Hearts}

{10-Hearts}

{8-Diamonds}

{5-Hearts}

/ x
Hanson: x-x / {2-Diamonds}

{2-Diamonds}

{k-Hearts}

{A-Spades}

{6-Spades}

/ x

Who says Seven-Card Stud is a race to two pair? After one player completed the {3-Clubs}

{3-Clubs}

, Marcel Luske and Thor Hansen both called. Hansen checked fourth street to the third player, who bet and was raised by Luske. Hansen called through the raise as did the third player.

On fifth street, action checked to Luske. He bet and was called only by Hansen. It was the same action on sixth street, with both players checking the river. Luske turned up {9-Clubs}

{9-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{4-Hearts}

in the hole for a pair of nines; Hansen managed to produce a king as one of his hole cards for a pair of kings. A sizable pot was pushed to Hansen, allowing him to climb to 19,500 in the counts.