2011 World Series of Poker

Event #12: $1,500 Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$352,808
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,809,000
Entries
1,340
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Easy Game for Steve Watts

Level 6 : 100/200, 0 ante

Nenad Medic raised under the gun to 500 and the player to his left, Steve Watts, called. A third player in middle position moved all in for 2,950 before a fourth player moved all in for less. The small blind, who had not previously acted, flatted before Medic got out of the way and Watts called.

The flop was {8-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{9-Diamonds} four ways, but just two with action left. The first player bet 2,000 of his 10,000 chip stack and Watts moved him all in. The call was made and now three players were at risk.

Watts, who held the biggest stack of the four players, had {K-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for trip nines, crushing the {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}, {3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} and {q-Spades}{q-Hearts} of his opponents, said in order of stack size from largest to smallest.

The turn was the {10-Spades} and the river was the {4-Hearts}, both bricking all three opponents and launching Watts to a 60,000 stack.

Tags: Nenad MedicSteve Watts