07-01-2009 12:31 UTC-12

Juanda Clawing

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John Juanda has taken the first step toward a monster comeback. He was the pre-draw raiser from the small blind, and big blind Brad Libson made the call.

Juanda drew one card and bet, and Libson called after pulling two. On the second round, both players took one card, and Juanda bet all in for his last 18,000. Libson was right there with the call to put Juanda at risk.

Both men were happy with their hands and stood pat on the final round. Juanda had 8-6-4-3-2, and that was the lucky winner. He's notched a crucial double up, back to 108,000 but still pretty low on checks. He's ahead of the 85,000-chip stack of Libson now though.

Tags: Brad Libson John Juanda