2008 World Series of Poker

Event 27 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♠j♣
Prize
$628,417
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,693,690
Entries
2,706
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Brett Kimes Dodges Disaster

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Oh, to be inside Vitaly Lunkin's head right now. He completed the small blind on the button, only to see Brett Kimes raise to 620,000. Lunkin made the call.

The flop came {5-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds}, and Kimes led out for 1.1 million. Lunkin quickly announced he was all in, a total of 2.876 million. Kimes had him covered.

"I think my gut's right," said Kimes, after tanking for a minute. Thirty seconds later, he made the call.

Lunkin: {7-Hearts} {8-Hearts}
Kimes: {A-Clubs} {6-Hearts}

A complete catastrophe for Kimes - Lunkin flopped the nut straight against Kimes' middle pair. The turn brought the {3-Diamonds} to put four diamonds on board. Kimes needed a diamond for a chop, and he got it when the river filled {Q-Diamonds}. For the second time tonight, Lunkin had an opponent crushed, only to see the board flush and overcoat his hand.

Meanwhile, Kimes lets out a huge sigh of relief, and play goes on as if that hand never happened.