2011 World Series of Poker

Event #40: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$808,538
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,440,400
Entries
732
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Lukashaugen Can't Lose!

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Tore Lukashaugen
Tore Lukashaugen

Tore Lukashaugen was down to just 205,000 when he open-pushed from the button with {Q-Hearts}{9-Clubs} and got one caller in Mauro Stivoli who held {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} in the big blind.

Lukashaugen stood and watched as the dealer delivered the five community cards: {6-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}. "Good game," he said as the river was dealt, and took one step away. Then he realized he'd made a straight. "Can't even read the board!" he said sheepishly as he was delivered his double-up. That one left Stivoli with about 780,000.

A few hands later Lukashaugan was all in again against Stivoli, having shoved the 432,000 he had from the cutoff with {A-Hearts}{9-Spades} and gotten called by Stivoli holding {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs} in the small blind. This time the board came {10-Spades}{3-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{A-Clubs}! Another saving river card for Lukashaugan, who had no trouble identifying it as such the second time.

Now Lukashaugan is up around the 900,000-chip mark, while Stivoli has fallen to about 400,000.

Tags: Mauro StivoliTore Lukashaugen