2011 World Series of Poker

Event #50: $5,000 Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 2
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

Akenhead Looking Strong

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
James Akenhead
James Akenhead

James Akenhead came into today as one of the chip leaders, and after a slow start to the day he has come storming back, recently collecting a knockout to boost his chip count to double the average in the room.

Santiago Nadal moved all in under the gun for around 20,000, and action folded around to Akenhead, who got the count and then made the call. The rest of the table folded, and the players tabled their cards.

Akenhead: {6-Diamonds}{6-Spades}
Nadal: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

As we have seen several times already today, this good old fashioned race turned into a beatdown on the flop, as it came {j-Spades}{9-Clubs}{6-Clubs}, giving Akenhead a set and the big lead. Nadal would need runner runner, but he wouldn't get it, as it came {3-Clubs} and {4-Diamonds}. Nadal was sent to the rail, and the rest of Akenhead's table mates can not be happy that he is once again collecting chips.

Tags: James Akenhead