06-21-2009 15:51 UTC-12

Boatman Takes Lead

[user80015]

Barny Boatman has found a double up to take a three-to-one advantage in his heads-up battle.

All the money went in on the flop of {2-Clubs}

{2-Clubs}

{3-Clubs}

{9-Hearts}

with Boatman ahead holding {9-Diamonds}

{9-Diamonds}

{7-Diamonds}

to his opponent's {J-Diamonds}

{J-Diamonds}

{10-Hearts}

.

One of the worst cards in the deck landed on the turn for Boatman when it dropped the {Q-Spades}

{Q-Spades}

increasing the cards he would need to evade to fourteen.

However when the {4-Diamonds}

{4-Diamonds}

peeled on the river Boatman was shipped the pot and surged to the chip lead.