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

Alex Alashkar Becomes a Top Stack

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

A player from middle position opened the hand with a raise to 2,300. Alex Alashkar, who had one of the largest stacks at the table already, reraised all in. The big blind followed suit and shipped in his last 9,000 chips. The initial raiser folded and the hands were turned up.

Alashkar: {J-Spades}{J-Clubs}
Opponent: {5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}

The table had a mini roar when they saw that the opponent hit a set of fives but quieted as they realized it was accompanied with a jack. The final board was {5-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{a-Spades} and Alashkar has moved to one of the top spots on the leader board with 63,000.

Tags: Alex Alashkar