2010 World Series of Poker

Event #5: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$515,501
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,824,200
Entries
2,092
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Aurangzeb Sheikhis Gets Help From Some Kings

Aurangzeb Sheikhis back up to about 7,000. He was in the big blind when a player in middle position middle position raised to 350. A late-position player called and Sheikhis re-raised to 1,100. The original raiser responded with an all-in raise to 2,500 and Sheikhis was the lone caller. When the two turned their cards up, things looked like this:

Sheikhis: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
Opponent: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

Sheikhis's kings held when the board came {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}{3-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{9-Clubs} and he is up to about 7,000.

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