July 11th, 2009

More pain…

Toni Ojala of RedKings just got involved in some action over on table 42.

With a bet of 3200 from early position, the Finn sits on the Big Blind with A♣ A♦ and raises it up to 12k. His opponent makes the call and the flop comes 9♣ T♠ 7♦ . Toni bets out 15k and his opponent calls. The turn is a Q♥ and Toni pushes all-in for his last 35k. His opponent makes the call and flips over K♣ Q♦ for top pair and a gutshot straight draw. Toni just has to dodge any Jack, Queen or King to double up and command a very healthy stack. The dealer then painfully slips the river out in the form of a J♣ and Toni is sent to the rail. It’s painful to see the friendly Finn exit in such a way. He’s played great poker and really had to tough it out up until this point.

Blinds are still on level 11, costing the players 800 for a small blind and 1600 for the big blind. With antes of 200 asked for every hand, it’s not getting any cheaper.