2008 World Series of Poker

Event 23 - $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
66
Prize
$507,563
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,000
Entries
1,344
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000

Phan Makes Great Call

One player in stunning form is John Phan. On a {4-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{5-Clubs} board, he managed to find a call to a 1,000 river bet with just {Q-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}, his opponent forced to show a defeated {A-?}{10-?}.

Several hands later, Phan increased his stack to 8,000 after check-raising all in on the turn of a {4-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{2-Hearts} board with {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}. We didn't catch his opponent's hand, but it appeared as though the {4-Spades} river was academic.

Tags: John Phan