06-17-2009 13:22 UTC-12

Greenstein Goes Spade-Spade for the Win

[user38449]

Action folded around the table to Phil Galfond on the button who opened with a raise to 1,500. Next to act, Barry Greenstein made a pot-sized bet of 5,700 and Galfond made the call.

The flop then came {J-Spades}

{J-Spades}

{J-Hearts}

{4-?}

and Greenstein open-shoved all in for a total of 4,550. Galfond made the call holding {J-Diamonds}

{J-Diamonds}

{9-Hearts}

{6-Hearts}

{5-Hearts}

for trip jacks and Greenstein tabled {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{K-Hearts}

{10-Spades}

{6-Diamonds}

for ace-high.

Greenstein would need a miracle to stay alive, and it was a miracle he got, as the turn and river came {2-Spades}

{2-Spades}

,

{K-Spades}

giving Barry a pot-clinching spade flush.

After the hand, Greenstein stacked up 29,800 in chips.

Tags: Barry Greenstein