Event 49 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-30-2008 14:46 UTC-7

Hand #16: Jesper Hoog

Shamus

John Conroy had the button. It folded to Jesper Hoog who moved all in from the cutoff for 240,000. All folded, and Hoog took the pot.

06-30-2008 14:49 UTC-7

Hand #17: J.C. Tran

Shamus

There was a dead button. Rasmus Nielsen raised to 80,000, and J.C. Tran called from the small blind.

The flop came {5-Hearts}

. Both checked. The turn was the {7-Diamonds}

, and Tran bet 100,000. Nielsen called.

The river brought the {8-Clubs}

. Tran thought a moment, then bet 170,000. Nielsen looked up at Tran, then back down at the board. He finally pulled 170,000 from his huge stack and made the call.

J.C. showed {9-Clubs}

for a jack-high straight, and Nielsen folded.

06-30-2008 14:50 UTC-7

Hand #18: Rasmus Nielsen

Shamus

J.C. Tran had the button. Rasmus Nielsen raised to 80,000 from under the gun, and all folded.

06-30-2008 14:52 UTC-7

Nielsen's aggression continues.

Chad Siu had the button. All folded to Peter Nguyen, who completed from the small blind, and Rasmus Nielsen raised an additional 55,000 from the big blind. Nguyen folded.

06-30-2008 14:53 UTC-7

Hand #20: J.C. Tran

Shamus

Peter Nguyen had the button. J.C. Tran raised to 80,000 from the hijack, and everyone folded.

06-30-2008 14:55 UTC-7

Hand #21: Rasmus Nielsen

Shamus

It folded around to Rasmus Nielsen who raised to 80,000 from the button, claiming the blinds and antes.

06-30-2008 14:56 UTC-7

Hand #22: Joe Pelton

Shamus

It folded to Joe Pelton who raised to 85,000 from the button. The blinds folded, and Pelton took the pot.

06-30-2008 14:59 UTC-7

Hand #23: John Conroy

Shamus

Jesper Hoog had the button. Peter Nguyen raised to 80,000 from middle position, and it folded to John Conroy, who moved all in for 533,000 total from the small blind. J.C. Tran folded from the big blind, and the action was back on Nguyen.

Nguyen exhaled, then began counting out his chips. A call here would require over half of his stack. Finally he folded, tossing his cards in such a way that an ace was visible. Conroy took the pot.

06-30-2008 15:00 UTC-7

Hand #24: J.C. Tran

Shamus

John Conroy had the button. It folded around to J.C. Tran, who raised to 115,000 from the small blind. Chad Siu folded, and Tran showed pocket eights.

06-30-2008 15:02 UTC-7

Hand #25: Rasmus Nielsen

Shamus

J.C. Tran had the button. Rasmus Nielsen raised to 80,000 from under the gun. It folded to Jesper Hoog, who sat in contemplation for a minute or so. He rechecked his cards, then folded.

Everyone else folded as well, giving Nielsen the hand.