Table of Death?
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Seat 4 is being held down by bracelet winner Jason Young. To his left, we find Matt Brady, and the next seat over is occupied by Bob Lauria. It's a tough task for the rest of the players on the other side of the table.
2008 World Series of Poker Circuit - Atlantic City
$5,150 Championship Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 World Series of Poker Circuit - Atlantic City
Buy-in
$4,900
Prize Pool
$877,100
Entries
179
Level
18
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
4,000
Seat 4 is being held down by bracelet winner Jason Young. To his left, we find Matt Brady, and the next seat over is occupied by Bob Lauria. It's a tough task for the rest of the players on the other side of the table.
Gank Chips Up
"I call because you're my nemesis," said Jungblut with a slight smile.
Gank checked dark as the first three community cards revealed
. The raiser kept the heat on, firing out 650 chips in continuation. The third opponent in the hand released his cards, but Gank quickly called.Heads up then, the turn brought the
. Gank had checked dark once again, and this time his opponent checked behind him.The river was the
, and both men again checked. Jungblut said "Eight," as he turned over 
. "It's good," replied his opponent, slipping his cards into the muck and sending a few chips across the table.Gank has been one of the more active players in the room here in the early going. With that little pot, he is up close to the 25,000-chip mark.
A Thrilling Prohpecy
"Hey, make sure you tell everyone that pain will be inflicted today," he said.
"What, just generally speaking?" I asked.
"Yes, generally speaking, pain will be inflicted today! Mark it down."
The prophecy has been spoken, and now it remains to see who will feel the effects of the pain that The Thrill will be dealing out today. Dan Shak hopes it's not him; he is seated immediately to Failla's left.
Shak Moving Up
. Shak and the man next to him checked to the player in position, and he put out a bet of 1,000. Shak opted to check-raise, doubling the bet to 2,000 total. That was enough to get both players to duck out, and Shak took down a nice little uncontested pot.As the chips were pushed to him, Shak opened up one of his cards, the
. "Yeah, what's the other one though?!" asked another player indignantly. Shak merely smiled as he stacked the pot. He is up to 24,000.
A Trio of Disguises
, and action is on Gank. He leads out with a bet of 650, which is quickly called by both opponents behind him.The turn brings a troublesome
. Jungblut checks, as does the man next to him, but the player on the button fingers his chips pensively for several minutes before flicking out 2,600 chips. Gank thought for a minute and then asked the dealer, "Is he allowed to wear a hat, sunglasses, and headphones at the table?" When the dealer nodded, Gank smiled and said, "It just doesn't seem fair."Finally, he and the other player released their cards, and the pot was pushed to the player on the button. Gank is still healthy, sitting now just over his starting stack of 20,000.
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
One Boring Level Down
"One minute remaining in this level," comes the digital voice over the speaker system. Time will tell whether or not the feeling-out period has ended with the conclusion of the first level.
Gazes Gets the Best of Todd... Bro
, Bill Gazes checked to Eugene Todd who bet 1,500 into the pot with about 3,000 in the middle. Gazes called and Todd showed 
for top pair, but Gazes held 
for two pair and dragged in the pot.Bill Gazes is off to a nice start with 22,500, while Eugene Todd slips down to 17,000.
A Few More Notables
There are more than 160 runners registered already, and players will continue to trickle in for the first two hours. We'll have the final tallies and prize pool information as soon as registration is finalized.
Familiar Faces