2010 World Series of Poker

Event #20: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j782
Prize
$256,919
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
885
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0

God Save the Queen(s)

When we reached Table 2, Englishman James Akenhead had a 1,225-chip bet in front of him with the board reading {Q-Spades}{A-Spades}{8-Hearts}. His opponent thought for a bit before making it 4,000, Akenhead pushed forward a tower of purple T500 chips to put his opponent all in and he called.

Showdown
Akenhead: {A-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}
Opponent: {J-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}

Akenhead's set of queens was best at the moment, but mathematically he was behind because of the myriad of outs he had to dodge.

The {2-Diamonds} on the turn was a complete brick and so too was the {6-Clubs} on the river giving Akenhead the best hand.

After eliminating his opponent, Akenhead is now up to 46,000 chips.

Tags: James Akenhead