2011 World Series of Poker

Event #12: $1,500 Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 2
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

"That was an interesting, interesting, interesting hand"

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

So said Denis Gnidash, who was seated at the table when two big stacks clashed.

Nicholas Rampone raised to 16,000 from the cutoff and Andrea Dato reraised from the button to 35,000. When it folded back to Rampone he made it four bets sliding out 80,500 chips. Not to be out done, Dato five bet to 135,000 before the raising finally stopped with Rampone's call.

The flop came {10-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} and while that seems like an action board, both players slowed down and checked. The turn was the {Q-Hearts} and after some thought, Rampone bet 172,000 and Dato began to tank. Already a couple of minutes into the break, Dato finally let it go. They have already made promises to each other to reveal their hands when this tournament concludes and we definitely hope to be around when that conversation takes place.

Tags: Andrea DatoNicholas RamponeDenis Gnidash