2011 World Series of Poker

Event #55: $50,000 Poker Player's Championship
Day: 5
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$1,720,328
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$6,144,000
Entries
128
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
30,000

Hellmuth Pressing on Rast's Neck

Level 27 : 60,000/120,000, 30,000 ante
Brian Rast and Phil Hellmuth battle heads up
Brian Rast and Phil Hellmuth battle heads up

Hand #200

Phil Hellmuth started the hand with the button. He gave Brian Rast a walk in the big blind.

Hand #201

Rast held the button and raised to 240,000. Hellmuth folded and Rast won the pot.

Hand #202

Hellmuth had the button and called. Rast raised from the big blind to 360,000 and Hellmuth folded.

Hand #203

Rast had the button and raised to 240,000. Hellmuth called and the flop came down {A-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{4-Spades}. Hellmuth checked and Rast bet 225,000. Hellmuth called.

The turn brought the {Q-Spades} and Hellmuth checked. Rast also checked to see the {J-Hearts} fall on the river. Both players checked and Hellmuth's {A-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} won the pot. Rast mucked.

Hand #204

Hellmuth started the hand with the button and limped in. Rast checked in the big blind and the flop came down {10-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{2-Hearts}. Rast led out for 175,000. Hellmuth took a moment, announced a raise and made it 1.975 million -- a big, big raise. Rast studied, but eventually folded and Hellmuth won the pot.

Rast dropped back to 3.23 million in chips.

Tags: Brian RastPhil Hellmuth