"Nines Are the Best Card in this Game"
Level 26
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Josh Arieh limped in early position before Ray Fishman raised to 145,000 from the hijack, leaving 5,000 behind. Tobias Hausen called in the big blind and Arieh called.
On the J♦8♣3♣ flop, Tobias check-folded to a bet of 325,000 from Arieh while Fishman put in his last 5,000.
Ray Fishman: 9♠9♦4♦2♣
Josh Arieh: A♥K♠10♥6♦
Fishman's nines were in the lead and he also held the superior low draw. The board ran out J♠J♣ and Fishman's full house was best for the triple.
In the post-mortem, Fishman explained to the table how nines are widely considered to be the best and most important card in this poker format.