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06-20-2009 16:48 UTC-12

High Tide for Bui

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A player in late position opened with a raise to 2,000, and Dean Bui made the call from the big blind.

The flop brought out {Q-Hearts}

{Q-Hearts}

{6-Diamonds}

{5-Hearts}

. Bui plunked a big stack of covering chips into the pot, and his opponent called all in, tabling {K-Clubs}

{K-Clubs}

{J-Spades}

. Bui's

{5-Spades}

{6-Spades}

had flopped two pair, positioning him for the knockout. The turn {10-Spades}

{10-Spades}

added a big sweat as it gave the at-risk player an open ender. The river was a blank though, the {Q-Clubs}

{Q-Clubs}

, and Bui's three pair took it down. He's now on 30,000.