2011 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship

NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2011 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
54
Prize
$750,000
Event Info
Entries
64

Selbst's River Shove Gets Best of Galfond

Vanessa Selbst - on to quarterfinals
Vanessa Selbst - on to quarterfinals

At the back table a hand quietly developed between Phil Galfond and Vanessa Selbst that resulted in Galfond's elimination from the tournament. The action was never called until Galfond was eliminated, but according to MOC Jordan Siegel, Selbst shoved the river on a board that included {a-}{q-}{j-}{6-}{4-}. Galfond thought for more than a minute before calling with {q-}{7-}. Selbst showed down {q-}{8-}, with her eight kicker barely playing to take down the pot.

Selbst will return tomorrow to face the winner of the Gordon-Seidel match, now going to an all in showdown!

Tags: Phil GalfondVanessa Selbst