2013 World Series of Poker

Event #26: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j9
Prize
$634,809
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
4,407
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Top Full House Doesn't Faze Gary Margolis

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Poker can be a cruel game, a fact which we were just reminded of courtesy of Gary Margolis. After a player opened for 26,000, Margolis elected to make his stand, moving all in for his last 90,000 or so chips. The raiser quickly called and announced "I have a pair," while tabling the {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}.

"Your pair's bigger than my pair," replied Margolis, referencing his inferior {7-Clubs}{7-Hearts}.

Flop: {7-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{5-Spades}

The first card off was a dagger through the heart of the player with the overpair, and before he could even calculate his slim odds of finding a third jack to catch up, the {7-Spades} rained down on the turn to officially end his tournament.

Then, with no regard for the mental anguish this would case, the deck decided to deliver the {J-Hearts} on the river, giving the freshly broken player something to think about for a long time to come.

Player Chips Progress
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Gary Margolis
205,000
125,600
125,600

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