2009 World Series of Poker

Event 15 - $5,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$692,658
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,078,500
Entries
655
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Sweet and Sowers

Nicholas Grippo and Mike Sowers both liked the flop of {10-Hearts}{8-Spades}{7-Spades} enough to commit both of their impressive chip stacks into the middle. With almost 300,000 in the pot, the cards were tabled:

Grippo: {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}
Sowers: {A-Spades}{9-Spades}

Grippo held a set but Sowers had plenty of outs with his straight and flush possibilities. One of those outs was the {J-Diamonds} which hit the turn to give Sowers a straight and the lead. Needing to avoid a repeat on board, Sowers was thrilled to see the {Q-Hearts} fall to give him the double up and monster pot to claim the tournament chip lead. Grippo still has some change with 68,000 behind.

Tags: Mike SowersNicholas Grippo