2011 World Series of Poker

Event #30: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
610
Prize
$557,435
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$3,376,800
Entries
3,752
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Richard Lee Lighting 'Em Up

Level 2 : 25/50, 0 ante

We caught up on a hand involving three players and a board reading {A-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}. One player had moved all-in from late position for 2,500 and another did the same for a little under 2,000. Richard Lee thought things through and then made the call with his bigger stack, putting both opponents at risk.

Showdown:

Lee: {J-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Opponent # 1: {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}
Opponent # 2: {7-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}

The first all-in player had flopped two-pair, aces and queens and the second player pushed with his flush draw. Lee held a royal flush draw and combined with his open ended straight draw he had plenty of outs to work with.

Turn: {K-Spades}
River: {7-Clubs}

Lee clapped his hands after making his Broadway straight but the opponent holding two pair sat back down and clapped as well, apparently only having seen the other player's flush draws. The dealer showed him the winning straight and the player cursed in frustration before hitting the rail.

Tags: Richard Lee