2011 World Series of Poker

Event #8: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
$611,185
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$3,760,200
Entries
4,178
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Cohen Continues Climbing

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

We just witnessed two hands involving Samantha Cohen and after winning each of them, she now sits among or leaders with a stack of approximately 260,000 chips.

First, Cohen raised to 7,500 from the button and faced an all-in three-bet of 23,500 by a player in the big blind. Her {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs} held up against the opponent's {A-Hearts}{8-Hearts} after the board ran out {5-}{4-}{J-}{4-}{2-}.

Just a few hands later, Cohen saw a flop of {2-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} in a heads-up pot. With around 25,000 chips up for grabs both players checked the turn of {6-Clubs} and we saw a river of {7-Hearts}.

Cohen led out for a bet of 25,000 and after a minute or so of deliberation, her opponent made the crying call. Cohen tabled the {A-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for a rivered two pair and she now sits with one of the largest stacks in the tournament.

Tags: Samantha Cohen