07-05-2007 04:05 UTC-7

Hand #283 - Ram Vaswani Wins Event #53 ($217,438)

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Hand #283 - Ram Vaswani has the button, he raises to 60,000, Ward reraises to 90,000, and Vaswani calls. The flop comes {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{J-Hearts}

{2-Hearts}

, Ward bets 30,000, and Vaswani calls. The turn card is the {8-Hearts}

{8-Hearts}

, Ward bets 60,000, Vaswani raises to 120,000, and Ward calls all in with {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{10-Diamonds}

for a pair of aces. Vaswani shows {K-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

{Q-Spades}

for the king-high flush, and Ward is drawing dead. (The meaningless river card is the {5-Hearts}

{5-Hearts}

.)

Andrew Ward is eliminated in second place, earning $124,816.

Ram Vaswani wins Event #53 ($1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout), earning $217,438, a Corum watch, and a coveted WSOP bracelet.