07-14-2009 12:54 UTC-12

Buchman Makes a Straight to Double

donpeters

Always good to have luck on your side

Eric Buchman raised all in from middle position for 2.015 million and Jonathan Tamayo called on the button.

Tamayo held {K-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

{K-Diamonds}

and Buchman held {8-Hearts}

{8-Hearts}

{8-Clubs}

.

The flop came down {9-Clubs}

{9-Clubs}

{7-Hearts}

{2-Spades}

and there was a small uproar from the crowd as they thought the nine or seven was actually an eight. The turn added a nice sweat to things when the {6-Clubs}

{6-Clubs}

hit the felt. Buchman was now open-ended.

The river was the {10-Spades}

{10-Spades}

, completing the straight draw for Buchman and giving him the double up to over four million. Tamayo just sat shaking his head.

Tags: Eric Buchman Jonathan Tamayo