09-10-2007 00:39 UTC

Hand #83: Novak Doubles Through Alioto

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Hand #83: Istvan Novak raised to 70,000. Dario Alioto called from the button. David Callaghan called from the small blind. Tony G folded his big blind. The flop was {Q-Spades}

{Q-Spades}

{9-Hearts}

{9-Clubs}

. Callaghan checked. Novak moved all in for 100,000. Alioto called. Callaghan folded.

Novak: {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{K-Spades}

{J-Spades}

{4-Hearts}

Alioto:

{K-Hearts}

{10-Hearts}

{10-Diamonds}

{9-Diamonds}

Alioto was ahead with trip nines. The turn was the {4-Spades}

{4-Spades}

and Novak picked up a flush redraw. The river was the {2-Spades}

{2-Spades}

and Novak won the pot with a flush to avoid elimination. He increased his stack to 530,000.

Tags: Dario Alioto Istvan Novak