Will “The Thrill” Failla. A player in late position opened to 2,000 and Will Failla defended his big blind. The flop came, Failla checked, and his opponent bet 3,000. Failla called and said “Flush draw.” The turn brought the and Failla check-called 3,500. The river was the and Failla led out 20,000. Last night on FSN at 8pm and 11pm, World Poker tour crowned another WPT Champion whose name will be etched onto the WPT Champions Cup when poker pro Will “The Thrill” Failla captured the WPT Legends of Poker title, edging out retired teacher Ken Aldridge for the win. Failla earned $758,085, a WPT Champions trophy, a Wild Bill Hickock trophy. Level 3 (100/200) Total Entries: 92 Will ‘The Thrill’ Failla got off to a slow start in this Summer Poker Open Championship, falling slightly below the starting stack over the course of the first level and a half that he played. He’s now well above that starting stack, after scoring a knockout with pocket kings. All Canadian Poker News Online Poker News World Poker News. 8 Millions Super Storm at 888poker. Casino de Montreal employee wins the Bad Beat Jackpot on Espacejeux.com. Will 'The Thrill' Failla Is the World Poker Tour® Legends of Poker Champion Will 'The Thrill' Failla Is the World Poker Tour® Legends of Poker Champion The Bicycle Casino's Signature Tournament.

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Total Entries: 92

Will ‘The Thrill’ Failla got off to a slow start in this Summer Poker Open Championship, falling slightly below the starting stack over the course of the first level and a half that he played. He’s now well above that starting stack, after scoring a knockout with pocket kings.

The action was picked up pre flop, with a player opening in early position before another player in middle position three-betting to 2,200. That player only had close to 12,000 left behind and next to act, Failla announced himself “all-in”, with an aggressive slam of his stack across the line.

The rest of the table folded before it got back to the three-bettor, who went into the tank. Midway through his decision process, Failla broke the tension and the silence, whispering, “You can always rebuy.” before the table broke into laughter.

The three-bettor said something about thinking Failla had tens before he called, only to see Failla table much better than tens, {Kd}{Kh}. The short stack held {Qh}{Jh} and needed to hit to stay alive.

He did hit, but Failla hit harder, turning a full house after his opponent had out flopped him, with Failla joking that he got “sucked out on, then had to re-suck” to score the knockout.

After the hand, the table all joked about how Failla’s rebuy comment may have persuaded the player to call, with Failla responding, “I could live to be a billion years old, I NEVER have tens in that spot, ever.”

Failla might be one of the more colorful and energetic players at any table, but when push comes to shove, he’s also one of the more solid players in any tournament field, so it wasn’t a surprise to see him show up with such a huge hand in a pretty meaningful early level SPO Championship pot.

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A player in late position opened to 2,000 and Will Failla defended his big blind.

The flop came , Failla checked, and his opponent bet 3,000. Failla called and said “Flush draw.”

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The turn brought the and Failla check-called 3,500. The river was the and Failla led out 20,000.

His opponent thought a while before electing to let it go. Failla said “Ace was a bad card..” as he raked in the pot.

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