2011 World Series of Poker

Event #36: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Mikhail Lakhitov
Winning Hand
k2
Prize
$749,610
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$3,944,850
Entries
1,734
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Here Comes Middy!

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Thomas Middleton
Thomas Middleton

In early position, Thomas Middleton -- or "Middy" as he's affectionately known to the Brits -- opened with a standard raise, and Thomas Miller three-bet to 52,000. When it came back to Middy, he reraised it right back to 107,000, and Miller popped it up further to 182,000 total. Six-bet time. Middleton shoved for 486,000, and Miller's snap-call was not good news for Middy's {J-Spades} {J-Clubs}. Miller showed up the {A-Hearts} {A-Clubs}, poised to add another half-million chips to his monstrous stack.

But it was not to be. The {2-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} flop was a life saver for Middleton, and his come-from-behind set held up on the {K-Spades} turn and {8-Hearts} river. Suddenly, Middleton is up to 1.01 million chips, and Miller was robbed of an astronomical chip lead. He could have had more than 15% of the chips in play with 29 players left, but he'll have to settle for having just a narrow lead now with his 1.1 million still setting the pace.

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