2008 World Series of Poker
Event 29 - $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Jimmy Fricke Having Flashbacks
For those of you that haven't had the opportunity to come out to the World Series of Poker this year, the Brasilia Room is a banquet room that has a small stage setup in the middle of the left wall. If you put in theatre seating, this would make a decent high school auditorium.
Eric Lynch Eliminated
Lynch:
Cho:
A hit the flop for Cho to put him in the lead. The turn and river did not produce any help for Lynch and he is eliminated from today's event.
Phan Collects Monster Pot to Claim Chip Lead!
Plyler then announced he was all in. It was 103,800 in total which just covered Phan's stack. Phan stood from his chair and thought for several minutes as the players gathered around to watch the hand unfold.
Phan then asked, "How many are players are left?" before leaving his seat and walking to the other end of the Brasilia Room to count the number of players left in the field.
The other players at the table then called a clock on Phan while he was away from the table.
When he returned he exclaimed, "I call! You have ace-king right?"
Plyler said, "Not ace-king," as he revealed . Phan clapped his hands in delight as he showed .
The turn was the and river and Phan collect a huge pot worth nearly 300,000 to leave Plyler crippled.
After the hand we believe Phan was issued an informal warning to not walk away from the table while he is involved in a hand.
"Bo" Derrick Plyler Eliminated
Nathan Hoines Eliminated
Markus Gonsalves Eliminated
David Singer moved up to 250,000 in chips after the hand.
Kathy Liebert Eliminated
Alex Bolotin Doubles
The board landed to double Bolotin up to 32,000 in chips.
Jimmy Fricke Doubles Up Through Leo Wolpert
Fricke:
Wolpert:
Board:
Fricke's deuces were enough to double him up to 38,000.