2008 World Series of Poker
Event 9 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em / Six-Handed
Day: 1
Alex Jacob Loses a Small One
![{7-Spades}](/img/cards/7s.gif)
![{5-Hearts}](/img/cards/5h.gif)
![{A-Hearts}](/img/cards/ah.gif)
![{9-Spades}](/img/cards/9s.gif)
Spee Sent Home
Stout Can't Beat Aces
![{J-Diamonds}](/img/cards/jd.gif)
![{J-Spades}](/img/cards/js.gif)
![{A-Hearts}](/img/cards/ah.gif)
![{A-Spades}](/img/cards/as.gif)
A Little Less Conversation, a Little More Action
![The Amazon Room Filled to Capacity](https://s.pnimg.net/PU1Te8Cgi-Fg9rr-higzQW6-fknuZC942pniDqnoiZY/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC81/LzU2L3hiNDRhODZh/ODBiLmpwZw.webp)
Brenes Dodges Trouble
![Humberto Brenes](https://s.pnimg.net/4eBZBECe4Ev-oeaMkxISB2_4Ik9nKj9QwF_hxid1tiM/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC81/LzU2L3g0ZGE2YWQ3/MmFlLmpwZw.webp)
![{A-Diamonds}](/img/cards/da.gif)
![{A-Spades}](/img/cards/as.gif)
![{4-Hearts}](/img/cards/4h.gif)
![{3-Diamonds}](/img/cards/3d.gif)
![{7-Diamonds}](/img/cards/7d.gif)
Chiu's Big Slick is Good
![{A-Clubs}](/img/cards/ac.gif)
![{K-Hearts}](/img/cards/kh.gif)
The pot was worth approximately 4,200 chips, increasing Chiu's stack to about 6,700.
A Bad Beat For Ryan Young
![Ryan Young](https://s.pnimg.net/A4F-k6DWM7pR757NpoPYKHbSIIsmc5JZ91wJk6ZFjZw/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC81/LzU2L3g5ZDJlZjBi/OTczLmpwZw.webp)
Young:
![{J-?}](/img/cards/jx.gif)
![{J-?}](/img/cards/jx.gif)
Opponent:
![{6-?}](/img/cards/6x.gif)
![{5-?}](/img/cards/5x.gif)
Young was in great shape and looked to pad his stack and send a player home. Unfortunately for him, the
![{7-?}](/img/cards/7x.gif)
![{8-?}](/img/cards/8x.gif)
![{9-?}](/img/cards/9x.gif)
Ramp it Up
Unlike Event #2, when players seemed to relax after about an hour and to become more chatty and friendly with each other, there is still quite a bit of tension, and not much chatter, at the tables.
Motoyuki 'Moto' Mabuchi Doubles Up
![{K-Diamonds}](/img/cards/kd.gif)
![{Q-Diamonds}](/img/cards/qd.gif)
![{K-Spades}](/img/cards/ks.gif)
![{8-Spades}](/img/cards/8s.gif)
![{7-Clubs}](/img/cards/7c.gif)
![{A-Clubs}](/img/cards/ac.gif)
![{10-Clubs}](/img/cards/10c.gif)