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

Dmitry Motorov Motoring To the Finish Line

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

We witnessed a three-way hand in which Joseph Felder and an unknown opponent were all-in before the flop against Dmitry Motorov. The unknown opponent proudly revealed his {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{7-Spades} for pocket aces, and while that is the best starting hand in Hold'em, it is not nearly as strong in the draw-heavy game Omaha.

Felder flipped up the {5-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} for a suited connector and a slew of low cards, while Motorov showed down his {10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{5-Clubs} for a similar hand that held plenty of preflop potential.

Flop: {6-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}

The unknown opponent had survied the flop with his pocket rockets and began hollering "Keep 'em high dealer, keep 'em high!" While the aces were still in the lead, Motorov had flopped a pair of sixes and a variety of draws. The Russian now needed to catch any deuce or seven to complete his straight, or any four, five, six, or ten to crack his opponent's aces.

The dealer delivered a dagger on the turn in the form of a {2-Clubs} and Motorov had made his straight. Felder had a slim chance now, needing a four to arrive on the river to chop the pot with Motorov. The man holding bullets was drawing dead at this point and turned to depart the Amazon Room.

River: {7-Clubs}

Motorov pumped his fist in triumph after notching the double knockout and he now holds a stack of nearly 160,000 chips.

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