2011 World Series of Poker

Event #57: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better
Day: 2
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Event Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a533
Prize
$397,073
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$1,654,400
Total Entries
352
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 352

Laak Ness Monster

Phil Laak
Phil Laak

We caught up with the action on the {J-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{2-Spades} flop where Phil Laak potted to 10,500 from the small blind. Joseph Silverman then re-potted to 43,500 which got the hijack out of the way but Laak came back with another re-pot. Silverman went all in and Laak called to put his tournament life at risk as the players flipped their hands.

Laak: {K-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}
Silverman: {2-}{2-}{4-}{7-}

We didn’t catch Silverman’s suits but Laak had coolered him with set over set. Silverman would now need the last two in the deck or a couple of cards to give him a low in order to not get scooped. The {7-Clubs} on the turn was of no help and neither was the {10-Clubs} on the river as Laak won the monster pot and Silverman was crippled down to 17,000 while Laak catapulted into the chip lead. Shortly afterwards, Silverman was eliminated.

Tags: Joseph SilvermanPhil Laak