2009 WPT Merit Cyprus Classic

WPT Merit Cyprus Classic Championship
Day: 6
Event Info

2009 WPT Merit Cyprus Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
77
Prize
$579,165
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
181
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Porter Doubles through Fung

Porter all smiles as he survives that all in
Porter all smiles as he survives that all in
After a half-hour without even so much as a flop, we finally had a showdown. Rep Porter opened the action to 220,000 preflop. After Thomas Bichon folded, Steven Fung moved all in for 1.4 million.

Uri Keidar hasn't played a hand all day (it seems) so it was little surprise that Keidar didn't play this one either. That moved the action back to Porter. He took a glance over his shoulder at the tournament clock, which had five minutes left until the next blind increase. That may have prompted Porter to gamble; he called all in for 1.08 million total.

Porter: {A-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds}
Fung: {K-Spades} {J-Spades}

Porter was in the lead, but the flop was full of potential, coming {a-Spades} {5-Spades} {8-Diamonds}. Porter made aces; Fung had the nut flush draw. No spade hit the turn {7-Hearts} or the river {A-Hearts}. Porter secured the double-up.

"Nice hand," said Fung.

"Thank you, thank you," Porter replied. "Lucky lucky."

Tags: Rep PorterSteven Fung