Akenhead triples up
Short-stacked London poker professional James Akenhead survived the first all-in showdown of the World Series of Poker final table when a queen of spades tripled his chip stack and saved him from busting ninth in the main event.
French professional Antoine Saout dodged a straight draw the next hand and made a full house to double his chip stack through chip leader Darvin Moon on Saturday.
Akenhead's pair of queens on the river saved him from giving all his chips to Eric Buchman, who was strongly ahead in the hand until the final community card was dealt.
The moves improved the positions for the two players who began the day with the shortest stacks at the final table of the no-limit Texas Hold'em tournament.
