2011 World Series of Poker

Event #55: $50,000 Poker Player's Championship
Day: 5
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$1,720,328
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$6,144,000
Entries
128
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
30,000

You Got a Queen, Right?

Level 26 : 50,000/100,000, 30,000 ante

Hand #147

Brian Rast had the button. He folded and Phil Hellmuth limped in from the small blind. Minh Ly raised to 300,000 and Hellmuth folded.

Hand #148

Phil Hellmuth had the button. He raised to 200,000 and Minh Ly three-bet to 625,000 from the small blind. Brian Rast took a moment in the big blind and then folded. Hellmuth quickly called.

The flop came down {Q-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{8-Spades} and both players quickly checked. The turn was the {4-Hearts} and Ly checked. Hellmuth fired 750,000 and Ly let out a big sigh. "You got a queen, right?" asked Ly as he folded. Hellmuth showed a queen and scooped the pot.

Hand #149

Minh Ly held the button to start this hand. He folded and Brian Rast called from the small blind. Phil Hellmuth raised to 200,000 and Rast called.

The flop came down {Q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{7-Hearts}. Both players checked and the {A-Clubs} fell on the turn. Rast checked and Hellmuth bet 275,000. Rast folded.

Tags: Phil HellmuthBrian RastMinh Ly