2009 World Series of Poker

Event 56 - $5,000 Six-handed No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jj
Prize
$1,003,163
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
928
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

As You Wish, Mr. Laak

Phil Laak
Phil Laak
A player at Phil Laak's table limped in from the cutoff, but apparently not purposefully, as he made it known he'd grabbed the wrong chips when making his bet. It folded to Laak in the big blind who quickly raised to 17,000, leaving himself just 9,600 behind. The cutoff then reraised all in, and Laak called.

Laak had {A-Diamonds}{7-Spades} and his opponent {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}. The flop was {8-Spades}{3-Hearts}{6-Clubs}, but the turn brought the {7-Hearts}, giving Laak a pair. The river was the {10-Diamonds}, and Laak survives with about 55,000.

"Don't blog that!" he cried with a big grin as he scooped the chips. "Okay, okay, okay! Blog it! What the hell... let the world know what a donkey I am!"

Tags: Phil Laak