Yohannes Muruz had the same problem as Connie did, a small stack, and Gene
James had the same solution. Muruz went all-in with pocket Jacks. James played
A Q, again, and turned a Queen to send Yohannes out in 9th. Yohannes was so
mad he wanted to kick an Ethiopian.
Earl Hamb has been a frequent visitor to the final table in this year's
Orleans Open. Raising all-in with A K, Hamb was called by Brenda Jacobus with
pocket 9's. With the board Q Q 7 7, Earl hoped his Ace played, but was duked
out by the 9's.
Mikhail Shandkin is having quite a year. Married on the day he won a World
Series bracelet, he's had final tables both day and night in the Open. Going
all-in with Q J, Mikhail was called by John Bonetti with Q 10. So far so good,
until three spades came on board to give Bonetti the pot and send Mikhail out
in 7th.
Males were starting to become an endanged species at this final table when
Floyd Yost was duped by John Bonetti into betting all-in. When the flop came K
Q, Bonetti checked. Floyd bet his 6's in a vain attempt to win a pot and stay
alive. The crafty veteran, Bonetti, turned over K Q to make Yost toast.
For the second straight day the male Gene pool was depleted when Gene James
made the mistake of going all-in with the best hand against Barbara Enright.
Barbara was on one of her mind-bending rushes where she three bets with the
worst hand to get heads up, and gets there time after time. James had A 4,
Enright had K 6. Of course, a 6 flopped. Who didn't know that! Gene made like
Jamestown and disappeared.
"Me against three women? I don't have a chance." John Bonetti said. He
thought he was kidding!
Brenda Jacobus had come to the final table second in chips. But she
couldn't pick up a hand and was whipsawed between two of the most aggressive
players in the game, Barbara Enright and John Bonetti. Brenda called John
Bonetti's raise from the small blind with A 10. Bonetti had 8 7 of Hearts and
caught an 8 on the flop. Jacobus left in 4th.
Barbara Enright was catching everything but malaria, and it was John
Bonetti's chips that were suffering. Finally going all-in with Q 9 of Clubs,
John caught his nine on the river. But that was after three spades came on
board to give Barbara Enright the nut flush. What had promised to be a battle
of titans, turned out to be one-sided instead as Enright out-Bonetti'ed the
great John Bonetti.
This has been the Year of the Woman in Limit Hold'em at the Orleans Open.
Jennifer Harmon and Shelley Carr went head to head for the title last week.
Now it was Barbara Enright and Maureen Feduniak.
Maureen came to the final table with only $6,800 in chips and hardly ever had
many more. But her quiet play, as the storm roiled around her, was
commendable. With a 15-1 chip disadvantage to Enright, the end was inevitable.
On the last hand, Maureen Feduniak--wife of Bob Feduniak the Seven Card Stud
winner--had K 4. Enright had 5 2 of Clubs. Both a 5 and a 4 flopped and when a
4 turned it gave Maureen trip 4's. But it was the wrong 4. The 4 of Clubs gave
Barbara Enright a flush and the well-deserved title.
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