Pocket Rockets for Wilkerson

Chad Holloway

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Back in November, Dylan Wilkerson topped a field of 166 players to win the World Poker Tour Emperors Palace Poker Classic for $147,509. Now, the well-respected pro is in Melbourne seeking another big score, and he's well on his way to doing it.

In a recent hand, a player opened for 600 and received a call from another player in middle position. Wilkerson then three-bet to 3,000 from the small blind, the initial raiser called, and the limped got out of the way to make it heads-up action to the flop, which they both checked.

When the appeared on the turn, Wilkerson led out for 4,500 and his opponent raised all in for roughly 13,000. Wilkerson called with the , which was well out in front of his opponent's . The river was of no consequence, and Wilkerson was pushed the juicy pot.