2013 World Series of Poker

Event #62: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Event Info
2013 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Ryan Riess
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$8,361,570
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Total Entries
6,352
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Left 1 / 6,352

Grand One for Petit

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

We arrived in the midst of preflop back-and-forthing between Emile Petit and James Alexander, sitting side-by-side in the cutoff and on the button, respectively. By then the pair had reached a point where Alexander was tasked with deciding whether or not to call a final reraise for 117,000 more from Petit, and with a big grin and a laugh Alexander said he was calling, thus creating a total pot of about 400,000.

Petit tabled {K-Clubs}{K-Spades} and Alexander said "I'm gonna need to make two pair" as he turned over his {10-Clubs}{4-Hearts}. The flop came {J-Spades}{5-Spades}{6-Clubs}. "Or a straight," added Alexander, then the {7-Clubs} appeared on the turn to increase the possibility of that happening. But the river was the {Q-Diamonds}, and Petit won and survived.

"You're welcome, sir," said Alexander to Petit afterwards, then opened the next pot while saying "I gotta get those back."

Tags: Emil PetitJames Alexander