2011 World Series of Poker

Event #22: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 2
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q987
Prize
$292,825
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,445,850
Entries
1,071
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0

Sarwer Soaring After Massive Score

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

We passed by Table 288 and saw towers of chips being moved into the pot. The player in the small blind was all-in for his short stack and Jeffrey Sarwer, who had called the all-in, was facing a raise of 60,000 from another player sitting in middle position. Sarwer, perhaps feeling pot committed after calling the all-in, decided to make the call.

The turn card came {4-Clubs} and the man in middle position pushed all-in for his last 12,000 chips. Sarwer called and heard his opponent ask "You filled up?" Sarwer shook his head to indicate he had not made a full house and the second all-in player stood up to reveal his {7-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for an open ended straight draw and the nut flush draw.

The first all-in player tabled the {K-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{10-Spades} for two pair, tens and fives, and it was Sarwer's turn to expose his hand: {A-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{J-Spades}{3-Spades} for just a wheel straight draw. In typical Omaha fashion, any number of river cards would tilt the outcome in each player's favor. As it stood, the short-stacked player who initially went all-in was in the lead with his two pair.

River: {J-Hearts}

Sarwer had missed his wheel draw but caught a jack on the river to give him two pair, jacks and fours, counterfeiting the all-in player's hand. The second all-in player missed his plethora of outs and Sarwer was the last man standing, eliminating two players and building his stack to just under 200,000 chips.

Tags: Jeffrey Sarwer