01-17-2009 17:05 UTC+11

Pongrass' Roller Coaster Ride

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Table 27:

Tom Pongrass was up, up, up to start the day. Then he was down, down. Then up. Then he wound up calling the all-in bet of Josh Fields. Fields showed {K-Diamonds}

against Pongrass' {Q-Spades}

, but spiked a king on the turn to double up to 40,000 and stay alive. That loss knocked Pongrass back to about 30,000.

A few hands later, Pongrass was at it again, calling an all in with {A-Diamonds}

against the pocket jacks of one of three "Cons" in the tournament, Con Cotsomitis. Cotsomitis was left looking for a gutshot straight draw to fill after the flop fell {k-Spades}

. It missed. The turn was the {7-Spades}

and the river was the {3-Clubs}

. That moved Pongrass back to about 70,000 and crippled Cotsomitis to just 3,000.

Pongrass finished Cotsomitis off a few hands later, taking his {A-Spades}

against the {K-Hearts}

of Cotsomitis. Neither player hit the board. Pongrass' ace-high was enough to win and sent Cotsomitis off to the payouts cage.

Pongrass now has about 80,000 chips.

Tags: Con Cotsomitis Tom Pongrass