2009 World Series of Poker

Event 2 - $40,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$1,891,012
Event Info
Buy-in
$40,000
Entries
201
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Laak Lost in the Forrest

We just saw a wild one over at Table #90. Phil Laak got things going with a preflop raise to 1,600 from early position. Laak got three callers: the cutoff, Samdor Demjan in the small blind, and Ted Forrest in the big blind.

The flop came {K-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}. Demjan bet 5,000, then Forrest raised to 12,000. Then Laak announced he was pushing his big stack of about 280,000 all in. The cutoff and Demjan folded, and Forrest went into the tank.

"I know I have you beat," said Forrest, somewhat incredulously. "You know it's just 12,000." Laak had no response. Finally Forrest made the call with his stack of 140,000, turning over {7-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} for bottom two. Laak showed {8-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for a flush draw and gutshot straight draw. The turn was the {A-Spades} and the river the {8-Spades}, and Forrest claimed the huge pot.

Forrest jumps up to 310,000, while Laak falls back to 106,000.

Tags: Phil LaakTed Forrest