11-03-2008 21:57 UTC-5

Stern But Fair

[user66118]

Joel Micka brought things in with a raise, making it 2,000 straight from middle position. Next to him, Brian Tate called, and action came to Maria Stern in the big blind. She grabbed her whole stack, moving all in for a total of 11,500. Micka folded out of position, as the decision was still on the player in the big blind. After a minute, he too moved all in, but for only about 4,200. Tate asked for a count on Stern before opting to fold, and it was heads up between the two shorter stacks.

Showdown:
Stern: {7-Clubs}

Opponent:

The board ran out {K-Hearts}

, and Stern improved to a flush, knocking out an opponent and chipping her way up to just shy of 20,000. After the hand, it became clear that she has a lot of support here, as several young men came up and kissed her on the cheek.

Tags: Maria Stern