The Rise and Fall of John Juanda

John Juanda's chip stack took a huge turn for the worse after the dinner break, going from a high water mark of 64,000 to the 7,000 he currently has in front of him.

Down to 7,800, he managed to double through Tad Jurgens when he made a T-9-8-7-5 low and Jurgens ended up with a full house, starting with 3-7-4 and catching a three on fourth, another on sixth, and a four on the river. That hand took Juanda up to 18,500.

However, he lost a good chunk of it to Greg Pappas on a subsequent hand:

Juanda (X)(X) {A-?}

Pappas (X)(X) {8-?}

Juanda completed and Pappas called. Juanda led out on fourth and fifth street, Pappas coming along. On sixth street, Juanda paired his ace and Pappas took the lead, betting out with his ten-high board. Juanda folded and Pappas won the pot, cutting Juanda's stack to 7,000.

2009 World Series of Poker

2009 World Series of Poker

The Rise and Fall of John Juanda