2017 World Series of Poker

Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Day: 1c
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a2
Prize
$8,150,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$67,877,400
Entries
7,221
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
500,000

“Royal Versus Quads” Laurence Grondin Claims the Crown

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante
Eric Baldwin
Eric Baldwin

Eric Baldwin opened from under the gun and picked up three callers including Laurence Grondin in the big blind.

The flop was {10-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{k-Diamonds} and Grondin led out, picking up just one caller in Baldwin.

The turn was the {q-Diamonds} and Grondin bet again and Baldwin called once more.

The river was the {2-Clubs} and a bet from Grondin saw a raise from Baldwin and then Grondin moved all in.

Baldwin was given pause for thought. He had more chips than Grondin , but if he called and lost, he would be left a lot shorter than the start of the hand.

In the end, Baldwin felt he could not fold and he called, That’s when the cards were turned over and the table, apart from the two players involved, went nuts.

Grondin : {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Baldwin: {2-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}

“Royal versus quads,” the cry went up as players and cameramen and reporters rushed over to witness and record the hand.

Grondin and Baldwin looked stunned, but it was Grondin who went to the dinner break the victor in this rarest of rare poker hand outcomes.

Player Chips Progress
Laurence Grondin ca
Laurence Grondin
96,000 96,000
Eric Baldwin us
Eric Baldwin
WSOP 2X Winner
21,200 -28,800

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