2009 World Series of Poker

Event 2 - $40,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
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Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♠a♥
Prize
$1,891,012
Event Info
Buy-in
$40,000
Entries
201
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Calculate This

Shamus
Shamus
Puh-leeze
Puh-leeze
Generally speaking, you want to be dealt pocket aces. You might want to wait a little while before you bring that point up to Greg Raymer, however.

Raymer raised to 90,000 from the cutoff, and probably didn't mind it one bit when Keith Lehr pushed all in for 300,000 from the big blind. That's because Raymer had {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}, and therefore quickly called. Lehr showed {K-Clubs}{9-Spades}. The Fossilman is about an 87% favorite here -- so says the PokerNews Poker Odds Calculator.

The flop came {3-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{K-Spades}, giving Lehr some hope. The turn was the {2-Diamonds}. Then the river brought the {9-Hearts}, giving Lehr two pair and putting him back to 750,000.

It could have been worse for Raymer, as the cracking of his aces happened against short stacks both times. He now has 2.1 million.

Tags: Greg RaymerKeith Lehr