2011 World Series of Poker

Event #40: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$808,538
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,440,400
Entries
732
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

O'Brien Survives...

Level 25 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

When we first got back from the break, some time was taken over at Dan O'Brien's table to determine whether perhaps the stack to which he returned to was 20,000 short from what he had remembered when we went to break. The discussion lasted several minutes, with O'Brien ultimately deciding he must've miscounted. (A check of the video will be made nonetheless.)

Meanwhile, play resumed, and soon after O'Brien was moved to the neighboring table (following Daniel Hirleman's bustout), a hand arose in which he open-pushed all in from the small blind for his last 220,000 with {Q-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} and got a caller in Matthew Vengrin who held {A-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} in the big blind.

The flop came {10-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}, pairing O'Brien. His hand remained best through the {8-Spades} turn and {K-Spades} river, and he now sits with about 455,000. Vengrin now has 395,000.

Tags: Dan O'BrienMatthew Vengrin