Farha Mauled by the Bear

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Barry Greenstein raised to 600 under the gun, and Scotty Nguyen called. Sammy Farha also made the call, and Phil Hellmuth couldn't fold his big blind. The flop landed {q-Diamonds} {j-Diamonds} {2-Spades} , and Greenstein bet 1,200. Nguyen flatted, and Farha bumped it to 4,200. Barry three-bet to 14,200. Nguyen took his time folding, muttering about his hand. Back on him, Farha shipped it in, and Greenstein called.

Farha: {9-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds}
Greenstein: {k-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds}

If they put their hands together, they'd have a six-card straight flush, but that's not how this game works. Barry turned over just about the worst hand Farha could possibly see. The {q-Hearts} turn and {4-Clubs} river didn't make either a straight or flush, and Greenstein's king-high was enough to knock out Farha. With the elimination, Barry is up to 77,000.