2008 World Series of Poker

Event 2 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
104
Prize
$831,462
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$5,363,085
Entries
3,929
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 3929

Ium and Roeder Trade

Michael Ium, sitting in the hijack seat for this hand, opens the pot for a raise to 16,000. The cutoff folds, but the button, Ryan Roeder, makes a reraise all in for 103,500. Ium goes into the think tank for several minutes before finally announcing, "I call."

The cards are turned over, Roeder with {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}, and Ium with a modest {K-Spades}{7-Clubs}. Roeder's pocket pair holds up as the board runs out {Q-Spades}{8-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{10-Spades}. Roeder doubles up to 210,000, while Ium takes a big step back and has only 81,000 left.