2011 World Series of Poker

Event #45: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$455,356
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$2,601,000
Entries
2,890
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Marais Doubles Through Griffin

Ken Griffin raised to 150,000 from the small blind and Jean Luc Marais called from the big blind. The flop came {k-Clubs}{10-Spades}{7-Clubs} and Griffin instantly shoved all in. Marais snap called and the hands were revealed.

Griffin: {6-Clubs}{3-Clubs}
Marais: {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

Marais was ahead with his pair of queens but Griffin had a flush draw. The turn was the {2-Spades} and the river was the {8-Diamonds} and Marais got a huge double up to make him our chipleader.

Player Chips Progress
Jean Luc Marais
Jean Luc Marais
4,120,000 2,020,000
Kenneth Griffin us
Kenneth Griffin
2,840,000 -2,060,000

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