Aug 22, 2009
A player raises to 800 from early position and another player calls from behind. Daniel Negreanu reraises from the button and his opponent’s give up their hands. Negreanu turns over [AsAc] and takes down the pot.
Daniel Negreanu – 25,000
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On a board of [Qh10d5s8s] Freddy Deeb calls the all in check raise of his opponent. Deeb shows [KhKs] while his opponent turns over [Js10s] for second pair, a flush draw and an inside straight draw.
The river brings the [9s] giving Deeb’s opponent a flush to double up. Deeb is now down to 8,000.
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Kevin Saul recently broke his arm in an accident where he jumped off a swing while playing with his neices at home. With his left arm in a sling, Saul has been confined to only using his right arm for all poker actions. After seeing Saul drag in a pot, Brian Devonshire looked across the room, shouting out a new nickname for Saul…
Kevin Saul, the "One-armed Bandit"