[arcticfox]

Hollingol, who seems to be a winning $2000 NL player on Stars, one of the early chip leaders after this hand. Is this really a winning pre flop call even with implied odds given the chances of a perfect flop are so small?

PokerStars Game #2989690716: Tournament #14113646, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2005/11/06 - 16:34:42 (ET)
Table '14113646 293' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Punkfloyd (2300 in chips)
Seat 2: H@££INGGOL (3110 in chips)
Seat 3: soad_live (2320 in chips)
Seat 4: kiwi/mike (2410 in chips)
Seat 5: Kobil (2050 in chips)
Seat 6: biggmanmike (2850 in chips)
Seat 7: JPV667 (2420 in chips)
Seat 8: MrT-omte (3380 in chips)
Seat 9: mahmad4 (1620 in chips)
biggmanmike: posts small blind 10
JPV667: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
MrT-omte: raises 80 to 100
mahmad4: folds
Punkfloyd: folds
H@££INGGOL: calls 100
soad_live: calls 100
kiwi/mike: folds
Kobil: folds
biggmanmike: folds
JPV667: folds
*** FLOP *** [8d 4d 9d]
MrT-omte: checks
H@££INGGOL: bets 260
soad_live: folds
MrT-omte: raises 440 to 700
H@££INGGOL: calls 440
*** TURN *** [8d 4d 9d] [5s]
MrT-omte: bets 700
H@££INGGOL: calls 700
*** RIVER *** [8d 4d 9d 5s] [5c]
MrT-omte: bets 1880 and is all-in
H@££INGGOL: calls 1610 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MrT-omte: shows [Ah Ad] (two pair, Aces and Fives)
H@££INGGOL: shows [7d Td] (a flush, Ten high)
H@££INGGOL collected 6350 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6350 | Rake 0
Board [8d 4d 9d 5s 5c]
Seat 1: Punkfloyd folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: H@££INGGOL showed [7d Td] and won (6350) with a flush, Ten high
Seat 3: soad_live folded on the Flop
Seat 4: kiwi/mike folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Kobil (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: biggmanmike (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: JPV667 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: MrT-omte showed [Ah Ad] and lost with two pair, Aces and Fives
Seat 9: mahmad4 folded before Flop (didn't bet)