2008 World Series of Poker
Event 2 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$5,363,085
Total Entries
3,929
Level
29
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 3,929
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. One player bet 150 and Black was the only caller. The turn came 
and Black again called a bet, this time of 200. When his opponent checked the 
river, Black quickly fired out 300. His opponent called just as quickly. Black flipped over the 
; his opponent showed the 
. Black then revealed the 
; his opponent opened the 
. Black grinned mischievously as the dealer declared a chopped pot and pushed Black's share of the pot to him.
. The blinds checked and Bonomo bet 375. Lieu passed and the small blind raised to 800. The big blind passed and Bonomo made the call. It was heads up to the turn, which brought the . After a check from the big blind, Bonomo bet 900 and the big blind pushed. Bonomo called for his tournament life and the players showed:Bonomo:
Opponent:
The river fell the
, missing Bonomo and eliminating him. He joins the handful of other notables sent home very early in day 1b.
, Tilly's opponent pushed all in against Tilly and she was forced to fold. Her opponent showed A-Q. After the hand Tilly is down to 680.
"It's so early," Sebok offered by way of excuse. "It's like noon!"
Someone at the table seemed particularly enthused to be sitting with the Flying Dutchman. "Can we see some ID, sir?" he asked, as Luske laughed and pulled his passport from his suit jacket.
However, that was as much excitement as the room will get out of Luske today. Just after he sat down, possibly in his very first hand, he got in trouble.
Luske was sitting in the small blind, and the player in the cutoff opened the action to 150. Luske and the big blind both called, and the three men saw a flop of K-Q-T.
When the action came around, the cutoff bet 500, and Luske put his remaining chips into the pot, tabling J-9 for the straight after he was called. Not to be outdone by the Dutchman, the cutoff flipped over A-J, the nut straight, and sent Luske away to finish his coffee elsewhere.
