2011 World Series of Poker

Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q6
Prize
$82,292
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$382,500
Entries
850
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Checking in with Our Defending Champ

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

With most players away from their tables, our defending champion, Hoai Pham, was in a large pot facing an all in of 5,175 on the turn. With the pot around 15,000, not including the 5,175 all in, and about 16,500 left in his stack, he stared down a {3-Spades}{7-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{3-Hearts} counting out the chips to call multiple times.

After tanking a full five minutes into the dinner break, he finally folded face down. His opponent breathed a sigh of relief turning over two jacks. Based on Pham's reaction, however, it appeared his opponent held the best hand.

Tags: Hoai Pham