2011 World Series of Poker

Event #58: $10,000 Main Event
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$8,715,638
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$64,531,000
Entries
6,865
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
1,200,000 / 2,400,000
Ante
300,000

Nguyen All In and Dominated

Level 33 : 120,000/240,000, 30,000 ante
Khoa Nguyen celebrates a a chop to stay alive.
Khoa Nguyen celebrates a a chop to stay alive.

Khoa Nguyen moved all in from early position and received a call from Eoghan O'Dea in the cutoff. The rest of the players got out of the way, and Nguyen found himself in bad shape.

Showdown
O'Dea: {A-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}
Nguyen: {A-Spades}{2-Hearts}

Both players shared an ace, but the jack kicker of O'Dea put him out in front. The {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} flop did open up some chop opportunities for Nguyen, as did the {10-Hearts} turn. Suddenly a deuce would win it for Nguyen, while any king, queen, ten, or three would allow him to chop.

Wouldn't you know it, the {K-Diamonds} spiked on the river to keep Nguyen's dreams alive.

Tags: Eoghan O'DeaKhoa Nguyen