2008 World Series of Poker
Event 2 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Gobboboy Dented
Fricke held for trips but found himself in trouble as his opponent flipped for a full house. The river was the , leaving Fricke on life support with only around 600 in chips.
A Brotherhood of Sorts
Tomer Benvenisti Departs
Anyone For a Massage?
Jin Ju Gathers Chips and Fans
The two took a flop of and the action checked to Jin Ju who fired a bet of 1,000. Her opponent made the call.
The turn landed the and the middle-position player moved all in for about 2,000. Jin Ju made an ambitious call, tabling pocket sixes, only to find herself up against the A-T of her opponent. However, she must have had a feeling that the river would land the to spike one of the two remaining sixes in the deck to eliminate her opponent.
The very next hand, Jin Ju called an all-in bet from a short-stacked opponent holding A-5 against K-J, only to see the board run out to send another player home. Jin Ju has gathered a nice crowd on the rail and is going strong with around 15,000 chips to be amongst our early chip leaders.
Mueller Takes a Hit
Harry Demetriou Eliminated
Late Arrival
Arieh responded, "Well, I wasn't really going to try this year. But I will now that you told me that."