06-04-2008 16:17 UTC-7

Gregory Alston Elim... No, Hold On!

[user4144]

And within just a few moments it appeared as though we would be losing our second soldier from the battlefield, Gregory Alston reraising Al Barbieri's initial late-position raise before calling the subsequent all-in.

Alston could sense he was behind, and his gut instinct was right, with his {J-Hearts}

in need of some divine intervention to successfully tackle Barbieri's {Q-Spades}

.

However, Alston has clearly been saying his prayers and taking his vitamins as the the board was a kind one, the {8-Spades}

flop being followed by a {J-Diamonds}

turn even though Alston had specifically requested the {9-Clubs}

.

As Alston jumped in the air in delight, a dejected Barbieri took the hit well and just scrunched up his face slightly as the dealer dealt out an uneventful {9-Clubs}

river.

"I'm not normally this lucky," gleamed an ecstatic Alston as parts of the crowd shared in his delight.

Tags: Al Barbieri Gregory Alston