2011 World Series of Poker

Event #55: $50,000 Poker Player's Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$1,720,328
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$6,144,000
Entries
128
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
30,000

Phil Laak Busted

Level 3
Phil Laak Makes an Early Exit
Phil Laak Makes an Early Exit

2-7 Triple Draw

According to Ali Islami, Laak lost a large amount of his stack in a huge Pot-Limit Omaha hand to Huck Seed. We caught a Laak double up, but just one hand later, Phil Laak was all in again. He and David "ODB" Baker got in five bets on the first betting round and two bets for the all in after the first draw.

On the first draw, Baker took one while Laak took two. On the second draw, each took one and on the third draw each took one. Before they each revealed their last card they tabled their current hand.

Baker: {7-}{4-}{3-}{2-}
Laak: {7-}{4-}{3-}{2-}

Yup, they were drawing to the same exact hand and each had an equal chance of scooping the pot. Baker went first and pulled a deuce, pairing his hand. Laak went next and pulled a seven to make a higher pair and officially eliminate him from the tournament.

Tags: David BakerPhil Laak