The Winner Hates It, The Loser Loves It

Preflop action between Dave Graham (small blind) and Adham Francis (late position) builds a decent-sized pot, then after the single-suited [2s][9s][10s] flop Graham leads for 22,000 and Francis pushes all in.

"I hate this hand," says Graham, who is well covered by Francis. Finally he calls, tabling [Ac][10h] for top pair of tens while Francis has [Ks][9h] for the flush draw plus a pair of nines. Graham’s hand holds through the [3h] turn and [Jd] river, and he doubles up to survive.

"I love this game!" says Francis with a smile afterwards.

Dave Graham – 185,000
Adham Francis – 115,000