Jen Harman out.

[Jennifer Harman]

How the hand went.
I raised in first position with QQ. Player called with 89diamonds. Flop QJT rainbow with the Jack of Diamonds. I bet 500 He raised to 2000. Turn 10 diamonds. I checked he bet 1000. I raised it to either 3000 or 4000. Can't remember. The river 7 diamonds for a straight flush. I bet 3000 and he called the rest of his chips.

I felt like the air got sucked out of me. I have never lost top full to a straight flush. It happens in poker but it's very hard to get a beat like that in the biggest tournament of the year. Everybody has very high hopes for this tournament. I think there will be about 5500 players who will want to rebuy.
Jennifer Harman

[TheCroShow]

that is rough [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] sorry to hear about it.

[templar999]

Jen,

that's a pretty shocking hand. the cardplayer description had your opponent making the straight flush on the turn when you filled up. if that's the case, i dont know how all the money doesnt wind up going in by then. your decription certainly makes much more sense.

better luck next year.

[burningyen]

Jennifer, I walked past you near the registration desk. I thought about giving you the "big fan" hello but you looked so down. Now I know why. Better luck next year.

[djack]

Thanks for the post. It's very kind of you.

[drewjustdrew]

In an optimistic world I guess you could say it's a good thing it happened when it did, and not on Monday afternoon.

That sucks.

[regisd]

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How the hand went.
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I felt like the air got sucked out of me. I have never lost top full to a straight flush. It happens in poker but it's very hard to get a beat like that in the biggest tournament of the year.

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yow. that's a savagely bad beat.

[pokers]

wow...

[theghost]

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Maybe cause she is one of the best players in the world and crushes the big game on a regular basis?????

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[BlackAces]

From Paul Phillips' latest Slate article...this kind of stuff makes me sick:

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One of my good friends is out of the tournament already. The day isn't three hours old when I run into a devastated Jennifer Harman-Traniello. She had moved all-in on the river with queens full, a powerhouse hand that could be beaten on that particular board only by an unlikely four of a kind or an even more improbable straight flush. As her opponent called, he said, "Looks like it's an early day for me, I guess I'll go do some sightseeing." And then he rolled over his unbeatable straight flush. There are few players I like as much as Jennifer. I'm glad I wasn't at that table, or I might have gotten myself another lifetime ban.

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You just know he slow-rolled for the cameras, since they were at the TV table. What an ass.