2011 World Series of Poker

Event #54: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 3
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Event Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♥k♠
Prize
$648,880
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$4,118,400
Total Entries
4,576
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
Players Left 1 / 4,576

Ness Hits the Rail

With the board reading {q-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}, action checked over to hijack who bet 16,000. Jason Vanstrom then went all in from the small blind for a total of 336,000 and Stephen Ness followed suit from under-the-gun putting his last 274,000 in the pot as well. The hijack got out of the way and the hands were revealed.

Ness: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Vanstrom: {2-Spades}{2-Hearts}

Vanstrom's set of deuces was leading Ness' pair of kings. The turn only added insult to injury when it brought the {2-Clubs} giving Vanstrom quads. Just to rub more salt in Ness' wound, the river brought the {k-Clubs} giving him a full house that was still second best. Ness was eliminated while Vanstrom chipped up to 650,000.

Tags: Jason VanstromStephen Ness