James Hurst Gets at Least a Little Revenge
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
A player wearing a green Michigan State shirt and cap went all in for 12,000 shortly after the end of the Michigan versus Michigan State game ended in dramatic fashion. Michigan State won the game and some of the players in the tournament field went nuts. However, there are several players sporting the maize and blue of Michigan. One of them is James Hurst, and even though his hand was probably good enough to call, there may have been a little revenge behind the call that would knock his opponent out.
Hurst called the all in with 
and his opponent had 
. The board ran out 
, giving Hurst's opponent some optimism for a few seconds, before the river failed to complete the flush. Hurst won the hand with ace high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
118,000 |