2011 World Series of Poker

Event #50: $5,000 Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$825,604
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,839,000
Entries
817
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

E-Fro With a Two-Outer

Level 27 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Eric Froehlich fist pumps his double up.
Eric Froehlich fist pumps his double up.

From middle position, Mikhail Yakovlev raised to 95,000. Two to his left in the cutoff, Eric Froehlich three-bet him to 250,000. Yakovlev thought for a bit before making the call.

The flop was {5-Spades}{4-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and Yakovlev checked to Froehlich who moved all in for 1,010,000. Yakovlev confirmed that Froehlich had said, "All in" with the dealer and then immediately made the call. Froehlich had {q-Spades}{q-Hearts} but had shoved into the current nuts. Yakovlev held {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and had his opponent drawing very thin.

However, the turn changed everything. The {q-Diamonds} spiked the board and left Yakovlev looking for the case ten. Froehlich's rail, that happens to include Justin Bonomo (who was seated at this very table last night), Isaac Haxton, and others celebrated with their man when the queen hit.

The {6-Spades} landed on the river and Froehlich goes from being on the brink of elimination to our new chip leader in the blink of an eye. Yakovlev is still very much alive though with 1.6 million.

Tags: Eric FroehlichMikhail Yakovlev