2011 World Series of Poker

Event #12: $1,500 Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$352,808
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,809,000
Entries
1,340
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Sternberg Celebrates a Chop

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

From late position, Justin Sternberg raised to 51,000 only to have Matthew Henson three bet him. Action quickly folded to Sternberg who moved all in. Henson snap called with {A-Spades}{A-Hearts} and was dominating the {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds} of Sternberg. Their stacks were nearly identical.

The flop gave Sternberg hope though. It came the {Q-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} and gave him four outs to win the pot. The turn was the {K-Hearts} which now gave him only two outs to win the pot but could split the pot with four other cards. One of those chop pot outs was the {10-Diamonds} and that's exactly what fell on the river.

Sternberg got up and celebrated with his rail while Hensen is left shaking his head.

Tags: Justin SternbergMatthew Henson