Event #53: $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout

Hand #283 - Ram Vaswani has the button, he raises to 60,000, Ward reraises to 90,000, and Vaswani calls. The flop comes    , Ward bets 30,000, and Vaswani calls. The turn card is the  , Ward bets 60,000, Vaswani raises to 120,000, and Ward calls all in with    for a pair of aces. Vaswani shows    for the king-high flush, and Ward is drawing dead. (The meaningless river card is the  .) Andrew Ward is eliminated in second place, earning $124,816. Ram Vaswani wins Event #53 ($1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout), earning $217,438, a Corum watch, and a coveted WSOP bracelet.

Hand #281 - Ram Vaswani has the button, he limps for 30,000, Ward raises to 60,000, and Vaswani folds.

Andrew Ward - 210,000 Ram Vaswani - 2,190,000

Hand #278 - Andrew Ward has the button, and he folds.

Andrew Ward - 310,000 Ram Vaswani - 2,090,000

Hand #275 - Ram Vaswani has the button, he limps for 30,000, and Ward checks. The flop comes    , Ward bets 30,000, Vaswani raises to 60,000, and Ward calls. The turn card is the  , Ward checks, Vaswani bets 60,000, and Ward folds. Vaswani takes the pot.

Hand #274 - Andrew Ward has the button, he raises to 60,000, and Vaswani calls. The flop comes    , Vaswani checks, Ward bets 30,000, Vaswani raises to 60,000, and Ward calls. The turn card is the  , Vaswani bets 60,000, and Ward calls. The river card is the  , Vaswani bets 60,000, and Ward calls. Vaswani shows    for a pair of kings, and Ward mucks. Ram Vaswani wins the pot.

Hand #272 - Andrew Ward has the button, he raises to 60,000, and Vaswani folds.

Andrew Ward - 770,000 Ram Vaswani - 1,630,000

Hand #269 - Ram Vaswani has the button, he raises to 60,000, and Ward calls. The flop comes    , Ward checks, Vaswani bets 30,000, and Ward calls. The turn card is the  , Ward bets 60,000, Vaswani raises to 120,000, and Ward calls. The river card is the  , and both players check. Ward shows    for king high, while Vaswani shows    for a pair of jacks. Ram Vaswani wins the pot.