PokerStars.net ANZPT Season 6 Melbourne

Main Event
Day: 1b
1a1b23
Event Info
PokerStars.net ANZPT Season 6 Melbourne
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q6
Prize
217,500 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
2,000 AUD
Prize Pool
1,032,000 AUD
Total Entries
516
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 516

Big Fold From Wakeman

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

There’s a reason why Matt Wakeman has been ranked the number one online player in the country. Yeah, he’s pretty good at the poker. He might be a little harsh on himself though, after making what we thought was a pretty solid fold.

The board read {j-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} in a battle of the blinds, with Wakeman betting out 3,700 before his opponent in the big blind raised to 11,700. Wakeman made the call and the {7-Spades} landed on the river to put a straight on board.

Wakeman checked and his opponent bet 18,000 to send Wakeman into the tank. He muttered to himself for several minutes, before deciding to open-fold his {j-Clubs}{q-Clubs}.

There was only one card that beat him, and indeed he was right, as his opponent flashed {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} for the bigger straight.

“I knew you had to have king-queen,” said Wakeman. “Man, I should’ve folded the turn!” he added. Perhaps harsh, but that’s what it takes to be one of the best. Wakeman is still in good shape with 58,000 chips.

Tags: Matt Wakeman