Schwartz Sent Home

Kevin Taylor

We walked by Noah Schwartz's table earlier, and noticed that he had cashed in both of his lammers, and was sitting on a short stack. The next time we got around to his table, we saw that he had committed most of his chips in a three way pot on a flop that read {q-Spades} {a-Spades} {8-Diamonds} . Schwartz had bet out 1,000, and his first opponent raised to 4,000. His other opponent went all in, and Schwartz unhappily committed the rest of his chips.

Schwartz: {a-Clubs} {q-Clubs} {7-Spades} {4-Clubs}
Opponent 1: {9-Hearts} {8-Hearts} {j-Hearts} {10-Spades}
Opponent 2: {j-Spades} {a-Hearts} {10-Hearts} {3-Spades}

Schwartz actually had the best hand with top two pair, but would have to dodge a world of outs to hold. The {9-Spades} on the turn completed everyone's draw, and Schwartz would need an ace or a queen to fill up and take the pot. The river was the {9-Diamonds} , and Schwartz hit the rail before the first break.