2017 World Series of Poker

Event #19: THE GIANT - $365 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k4
Prize
$291,240
Event Info
Buy-in
$365
Prize Pool
$3,004,500
Entries
10,015
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
500,000

Fisher Flops a Straight Flush; Knocks Out Two

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

The term "cooler" is often featured in many poker stories when players meet with their mates away from the tables. Over the first few weeks of the 2017 World Series of Poker, there surely have already been hundreds and thousands of coolers to report on. But not many could compete with the one that has just emerged on Table 611.

With the board reading {7-Spades}{8-Spades}{5-Spades}{7-Hearts}{6-Clubs}, three players put their money in. If a full house is considered a very strong hand, this time it wasn't the case.

Two players turned over their boats, but they had to surrender their stacks to Kiambu Fisher. "I can't believe I'm second in this hand," said one of his victims whose {8-}{7-} was no good. Well, another player turned over {7-Clubs}{5-Clubs} only to find out he was third in this hand.

Fisher had flopped the goods with {6-Spades}{4-Spades} and got his straight flush paid like not many players before him.

Brian Johnson, who wasn't involved in the James Bond type of hand, joked: "Take my name, I'm the story."

Player Chips Progress
Kiambu Fisher us
Kiambu Fisher
60,000
60,000
60,000
Brian Johnson us
Brian Johnson
19,500
19,500
19,500

Tags: Brian JohnsonKiambu Fisher