2008 World Series of Poker
Event 2 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
The Other Room
Players seem to enjoy playing in this side room. There are only 23 tables set up, so the atmosphere appears to be slightly more relaxed and comfortable. It certainly is much quieter than the Amazon Room, by a long shot.
Yang On the Rise
On the hand immediately after, Yang called a raise which put him all in preflop with . His opponent showed pocket jacks, but Yang's attempt to recover his chip stack continued as he flopped an ace. His opponent failed to improve and Yang was up to 325 chips after the hand.
Allen Cunningham Eliminated
Joe Sebok Takes Early Hit
Sebok is off to a rocky start and now sits with around 1,500 in chips.
Scott Clements Eliminated
Prince of Poker Arrives
Dario Minieri Eliminated
The Dutchman Flies Outta Here
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.
A Lack of Excitement?
"It's so early," Sebok offered by way of excuse. "It's like noon!"