2011 World Series of Poker

Event #18: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j9
Prize
$735,400
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$4,261,950
Entries
3,157
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Foster's Spittin' Chips

Foster Hays - party liaison?
Foster Hays - party liaison?

Foster Hays is beginning to turn this final table into a shove-fest, but as a result of two big hands, he's now down to 1.3 million in chips.

Earlier, the action folded around to Hays who open-shoved from the small blind for 1,285,000 with {J-Spades}{9-Hearts}, but Tristan Wade snap-called from the big blind with {K-Diamonds}{10-Spades}. The flop of {8-Spades}{7-Clubs}{5-Clubs} changed nothing, but the turn of the {9-Clubs} sent Hays' supporters into a frenzy. The river {7-Diamonds} completed the board, and Hays started screaming with joy.

A railbird accused Hays of spitting on Wade while he was yelling, to which Hays shot back a rather strange response: "YEAH! I SPIT!" Hays is really enjoying himself at this final table; he was practically stoic in the early stages of Day 3, but as he's begun to down more beers, he's loosened up and is constantly chatting with everyone on the rail.

Then, in the very next hand, the action folded around to Hays, who jammed from the button, but this time, Jeffrey Lavelle snap-called from the big blind.

Lavelle: {A-Diamonds}{9-Spades}
Hays: {A-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}

Both players paired up on the flop of {7-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}, but Lavelle's hand was best all the way as the turn and river ran out {5-Spades}, {2-Clubs} to see him double up through Hays.

Player Chips Progress
Jeffrey Lavelle
Jeffrey Lavelle
2,500,000 700,000
Foster Hays us
Foster Hays
WSOP 1X Winner
1,400,000 130,000
Tristan Wade us
Tristan Wade
WSOP 1X Winner
1,300,000 -110,000