2017 World Series of Poker

Event #60: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
$888,888
Event Info
Buy-in
$888
Prize Pool
$6,489,502
Entries
8,120
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
50,000

Tureniec Doubles with the Sickest of Coolers

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Michael Tureniec
Michael Tureniec

The worst thing that can happen to a poker player fighting for the chip lead deep in a major event is to run kings into aces.

That is exactly what just happened to Luigi Knoppers. The beneficiary, Michael Tureniec.

Tureniec opened to 110,000 from under-the-gun. Action folded to Knoppers in the cutoff and he made it 320,000. Tureniec four-bet to 710,000 and called Knoppers' five-bet shove, putting himself at risk.

Tureniec: {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}
Knoppers: {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}

A sick, sick cooler that could not have gone down any other way. Knoppers still had hope and a shot at taking a monster chip lead.

The board, however, ran true for Tureniec, fanning out {8-Clubs}{3-Spades}{7-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{10-Spades} and Tureniec was pushed the largest pot of the event thus far.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Michael Tureniec se
Michael Tureniec
5,200,000
3,600,000
3,600,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Luigi Knoppers nl
Luigi Knoppers
700,000
-1,300,000
-1,300,000

Tags: Luigi KnoppersMichael Tureniec