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

Palmer Finds A Five On the River To Make A Wheel

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

After making a healthy raise before the flop, Benjamin Palmer heard an opponent in late position announce "Pot!" and was faced with a decision for his tournament life. He made that decision quickly and called with his {K-Spades}{K-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{4-Spades}. The aggresor in the hand told him "I have aces" and flipped up his {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{2-Spades}{6-Spades}. Palmer was not fazed and responded "I'm still in pretty good shape" as both players waited for the dealer to decide their fates.

Flop: {Q-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{3-Hearts}

The flop was safe for the player holding aces and for once it looked like pocket rockets would live up to their name in an Omaha hand. The turn came {8-Spades} and nothing had changed: Palmer would need to spike a king for a set or a five to complete a gutshot wheel straight draw.

River: {5-Clubs}

As is usually the case in the complex game of Omaha, the draw had gotten their and Palmer doubled his stack to just under 140,000.

Tags: Benjamin Palmer