2011 World Series of Poker

Event #8: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
$611,185
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$3,760,200
Entries
4,178
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Early Elimination

Level 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

As a result of the small (3,000) starting stacks, it isn't surprising to see players taking risks early.

With the board reading {k-Hearts}{9-Spades}{6-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} a player had bet 1,100 and Brian Wong pushed all in. The other player looked almost sick while deciding if he was willing to put the rest of his chips into the pot. He eventually made the call and found that his {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds} for a flopped set had been bested by Wong's {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for a turned straight. The river brought the {7-Hearts} and Wong sent the other player to the rail.

After the hand Wong's stack was up to around 6,300.

Tags: Brian Wong