2008 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este

$2,700 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 PokerStars.net LAPT Punta del Este

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k3
Prize
$241,735
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$851,175
Entries
351
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Long Name, Big Pot

First to act under the gun, online qualifier Max Serebrinskiy came in raising to 550. A player in middle position reraised up to 1,450, and action passed around to Jason Mercier in the big blind. He made the call, and now the decision was back to Max.

As he was about to act, one of his friends came over to the table and Max asked, "Did you bust?... I'm about to." Just after saying that, he moved all in for a total of 5,600. The original reraiser folded, but Mercier quickly called. With the betting action complete, and a pot of more than 12,000 chips up for grabs, the hands were turned over:

Mercier: {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Spades}
Max: {A-Clubs} {K-Clubs}

The player who folded said that he had mucked {A-Spades} {K-Spades}, stealing some outs from the other ace-king. It was irrelevant though, as the board ran out {6-Spades} {A-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} {5-Spades} {3-Hearts}, making Max the winning two pair. He pulled in the pot, and knocked Mercier down a peg, back to 11,000.

Tags: Jason MercierMax Serebrinskiy