07-13-2009 08:01 UTC-12

Presto Goot!

[user75032]

Sometimes a pair -- any pair -- is enough for a short-stacked player in a no-limit hold'em tournament. After Steven Begleiter opened for 44,000, Bradley Craig moved all in for a total of about 300,000. Begleiter called with {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{J-Diamonds}

, a hand that was flipping against Craig's presto, {5-Clubs}

{5-Clubs}

{5-Spades}

. Presto was good on a board of {Q-Spades}

{Q-Spades}

{10-Clubs}

{6-Spades}

{4-Hearts}

{6-Hearts}

.

A few hands later, Craig added another 150,000 to his stack when his pocket tens held up against Taher Alisheik's {K-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

{Q-Diamonds}

to send Alisheik to the rail.

Craig now has about 800,000 chips.

Tags: Bradley Craig Steven Begleiter Taher Alisheik