2008 World Series of Poker

Event 5 - $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em w/ Re-buys
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$636,736
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

That Was A Boo Boo

In a battle of the blinds just before the break, Lee Watkinson hit a set of sixes when the flop came {J-Spades} {5-Spades} {6-Clubs}. When the {10-Clubs} turned, the other player bet and Watkinson raised. His opponent thought Watkinson had moved all in and tabled his hand--pocket Queens. But Watkinson hadn't gone all in--he still had chips behind and the opposing player took his hand back.

The river was the {7-Hearts}, and although everyone at the table--including Watkinson--knew what he had, the other player moved all in. Of course, there was no way he was going to win another chip--if Watkinson couldn't beat QQ he'd just fold. But if Watkinson COULD beat QQ his opponent stood to lose his stack, and that's exactly what happened. Watkinson tabled his sixes, took down a massive pot, and his dejected opponent headed out of the Amazon Room. Watkinson now has 65,000.

Tags: Lee Watkinson