2011 World Series of Poker

Event #57: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better
Day: 2
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a533
Prize
$397,073
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$1,654,400
Entries
352
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0

Monnette Punishes Puchkov on River

We caught up with the action heads up on a {Q-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} flop where Konstantin Puchkov moved all in for his last 10,000 and John Monnette called.

Puchkov: {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}
Monnette: {A-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{2-Spades}

Puchkov was ahead with his pair of aces and stayed ahead when made two pair when the {4-Hearts} hit the turn. However when the {K-Hearts} landed on the river, Monnette hit his inside-straight draw to win the hand and eliminate his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of John Monnette us
John Monnette
63,000
34,800
34,800
WSOP 5X Winner
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Konstantin Puchkov
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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