2011 World Series of Poker

Event #26: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Oleksii Kovalchuk
Winning Hand
77
Prize
$689,739
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$3,134,950
Entries
1,378
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Markholt Scores A Knockout

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

Lee Markholt raised to 250 preflop, was re-raised to 700 by a player at his table, and then re-raised all in for 900 by another player at his table. Both Markholt and the second raiser called.

The flop came {8-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} The other player in the hand checked and Markholt bet 1,100, inciting a fold and isolating the knockout.

The all in player had {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} and Markholt showed {7-Clubs}{7-Spades}

The turn and river were {5-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} and Markholt scored the knockout and moved up to 10,500.

Tags: Lee Markholt