06-24-2009 10:59 UTC-12

When Big Stacks Collide

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Charles Simon made it 75,000 to go from the hijack and Tom Thomas called from the small blind.

Thomas then bet 100,000 on a flop of {9-Spades}

{9-Spades}

{8-Diamonds}

{10-Clubs}

before Simon raised to 300,000. Thomas moved all in and Simon instantly called.

Thomas: {9-Diamonds}

{9-Diamonds}

{9-Hearts}

Simon:

{Q-Clubs}

{10-Diamonds}

The

{J-Hearts}

on the turn was a knife through the heart for Thomas, who couldn't get the board to pair with the {5-Diamonds}

{5-Diamonds}

on the river. The hand gave Simon a stack of 1.5 million and knocked Thomas down to 300,000.