2012 World Series of Poker

Event 61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k5
Prize
$8,531,853
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$62,021,200
Entries
6,598
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
300,000

A Triple for Holden

2011 November Niner Sam Holden just scored a big triple up to continue his second straight deep Main Event run.

The hand began with Holden shoving all in for 775,000 from the hijack seat, then Andrew Flaherty called from the button. Jean Malherbe then reraised all in from the big blind, and after thinking for a while Flaherty let his hand go.

Holden turned over {4-Spades}{4-Clubs} and Malherbe {A-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}, and at the sight of those hands Flaherty buried his head in his hands as though he'd wished he'd stayed in the hand.

The community cards came {3-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{2-Hearts} to give Holden a straight, so perhaps Flaherty was better off not to have called, although he now sits on a short stack.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Holden gb
Sam Holden
2,390,000
1,625,000
1,625,000
Jean Malherbe
Jean Malherbe
2,040,000
-1,580,000
-1,580,000
Andrew Flaherty us
Andrew Flaherty
565,000
-985,000
-985,000

Tags: Andrew FlahertyJean MalherbeSam Holden