2011 World Series of Poker

Event #38: $1,500 No-Limit Hold��em
Day: 2
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
$540,136
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,959,200
Entries
2,192
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Aneris Adomkevicius Makes Monster Laydown

Aneris Adomkevicius found himself in a very tough spot after raising to 10,900 from the small blind. The player in the big blind shoved all-in over the top for 29,300 and to further complicate matters, Matt Wilkins made it 56,000 to go.

Adomkevicius had enough chips to cover the bet, however, a call would place a large majority of his hard earned stack at risk. The young Lithuanian went deep into the tank and contemplated his decision for nearly five full minutes. After staring intently at Wilkins and studying his man, Adomkevicius shot out of his chair and began to pace around the table, but the dealer quickly told him that he must remain seated.

Adomkevicius complied but fixed his gaze squarely on Wilkins and the 14,000 chips he had behind. Eventually Adomkevicius shrugged and told the table "its even money so I have to fold...sorry for making you all wait."

After he tossed his cards in the muck, Adomkevicius watched Wilkins calmly turn over his {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}. The young player literally jumped for joy, hopping up and down while screaming "Yes! Wow, what a fold I make there!"

Almost as an aside, the all-in player revealed {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts} and found no help on a board of {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{3-Spades}. He was eliminated from the tournament while Wilkins climbed to 165,000. Meanwhile, Adomkevicius circled the table in triumph, telling anybody who would listen that he folded pocket queens. This big laydown preserved Adomkevicius' chip stack and more importantly, it bolstered his confidence as the field narrows to just under a hundred remaining players.

Player Chips Progress
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Matt Wilkins
165,000
146,700
146,700

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