2011 World Series of Poker

Event #50: $5,000 Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$825,604
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,839,000
Entries
817
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Smith Doubles

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

Which Smith, you ask? Gavin Smith.

With a raise to 1,900 and a call in front of him, he shoved from late position for 25,600. However, it didn't fold around. The player in the big blind moved his stack in for more than Smith's raise. The two other players folded and Smith was flipping for his tournament life.

Smith: {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}
Opponent: {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}

Right on the flop, Smith got what he was looking for when it ran out {k-Spades}{q-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}. The turn was the {5-Diamonds} and left his opponent drawing to just two outs. The river {4-Spades} bricked and Smith is up to 57,000.

Tags: Gavin Smith