"April $100,000 GTD:" Paulena Can't Help But Smile

"April $100,000 GTD"
$360 No Limit Hold'em Deep Stack
Level 13 (Blinds 1,000/2,000/300)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 94
Flight 1A Players Remaining: 25

Roy Paulena (West Palm Beach, FL) 

Roy Paulena (West Palm Beach, FL) had been grinding an average stack for most of the day, but things changed moments ago, as he found a fortunate river to effectively double up.  The action was caught just as Paulena three-bet shoved (62,000), and was called by the original opener (who had just a few thousand less than him.  Paulena's A♥ Q♥ would be dominated by the A♦ K♥ of his opponent, and the 9♠ 9♦ J♥ flop wasn't exactly the help Roy was looking for.  He did gain outs to a chop, and then even more outs to a straight after the 8♠ on the turn, but it was still looking bleak as they headed to the river.   With Paulena standing up...ready to collect his belongings, the dealer placed down the 10♥ on the felt.  "That's so sick," Paulena said, as he tried to hold back a smile.  That only lasted a few moments though, as he burst into laughter, collecting the 130,000 pot.

Roy Paulena - 133,000