06-02-2009 09:31 UTC-12

Corkins Grins and Drags the Pot

[user75032]

Soheil Shamseddin was facing a difficult decision on the river against Hoyt Corkins. Corkins had either bet or raised Shamseddin -- either way it was one bet back to Shamseddin. His board of (X-X) / {3-Spades}

{3-Spades}

{A-Clubs}

{3-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

/ (X) was up against Corkins' (X-X) / {10-Clubs}

{10-Clubs}

{8-Hearts}

{4-Hearts}

{J-Spades}

/ (X).

After about a minute of deliberation (unusually long for a fixed-limit event) Shamseddin called. Corkins opened {8-Clubs}

{8-Clubs}

{8-Spades}

{K-Diamonds}

for trip eights.

"What a laydown!" said Eli Elezra from across the table. "I had two pair." It seems likely that Shamseddin did also, but we'll never know -- he mucked.

Tags: Eli Elezra Hoyt Corkins Soheil Shamseddin