2012 World Series of Poker

Event 45: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day: 1
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Event Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj98
Prize
$1,451,527
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Total Entries
108
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 108

Blom Puts Wattel to the Test

Viktor Blom
Viktor Blom

Pot-Limit Omaha

We caught the action with 14,400 in the pot and a board reading {8-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{6-Clubs}. Viktor "Isildur1" Blom had just bet 12,000 from the hijack and received a call from Mike Wattel in the cutoff. When the {7-Clubs} appeared on the river, Blom announced a pot-sized bet of 38,400 while remaining still.

The dealer signaled for Blom to put out chips, which the Swede did. Wattel then hit the tank for a couple of minute, during which Blom did his best to impersonate a statue. He swayed a bit, but it didn't seem to make much difference to Wattel as he shook his head and sent his cards to the muck.

Tags: Viktor BlomMike Wattel