2011 World Series of Poker

Event #50: $5,000 Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$825,604
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,839,000
Entries
817
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Veldhuis Puts Him In

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

Under the gun, a player threw his last, lonely, yellow T1,000 chip into the pot. That's a call, and the simple mistake drew a pretty good chuckle from the rest of the table. Nick Maimone called as well, and Lex Veldhuis announced, "Protection," as he raised to 2,800. The under-the-gun player verbally called the extra 200 chips to put himself at risk, and Maimone called the raise as well.

The board ran out {K-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {10-Hearts} {10-Spades} {4-Clubs}, and the two live players checked to the river. On the final street, Veldhuis made a motion to bet, and Maimone mucked. Veldhuis tabled {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs}, and it earned him the pot, the knockout, and a chip increase to about 79,000.

Tags: Lex VeldhuisNick Maimone