2011 World Series of Poker

Event #38: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
$540,136
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,959,200
Entries
2,192
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Blanovsky Waves the White Flag In Jest

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Michael Blanovsky has just thrown his hands up and surrendered to Arkadiy Tsinis, although the latter's play had nothing to do with it.

Apparently, Blanovsky has a friend named Ilya who serves as sort of a bad luck charm, and in Blanovsky's word, he "can't win a pot with Ilya here."

The relationship between the two appeared to be nothing but friendly, and Blanovsky even stood and came to the rail to shake his friend's hand and welcome him to the final table area. We will be sure to keep an eye on Blanovsky's chip stack since the arrival of Ilya, to see if his premonition was accurate or if he was actually attempting the classic reverse-jinx.

Tags: Michael Blanovsky