2008 World Series of Poker
Event 36 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
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And not all these calls are for unknown players--both John Juanda and David Williams have already given up their seats.
a player led out for 200 and Jean-Robert Bellande raised to 700. The other player called and Bellande said, "Two pair," slapping down the
. The other player tabled
for the rivered set and took down the 1,800 pot. Bellande lost some chips but things might've been worse if the other player had raised.
and Williams led out for 100. The big blind fired back for an additional 200 and Williams called. The
fell on the turn and Williams check-called a 300 bet from his opponent. Both players checked the
on the river, with Williams showing 10-3 and his opponent showing
. Out-kicked, Williams is down to 1,300 after the hand.
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
flop Shane Schleger bet 150 and another player called. They checked it down after the
and
came on the turn and river and the other player proudly said, 'Nuts!" as he turned over the ace-high flush he'd flopped.His hand wasn't actually the nuts (there was a straight flush possible) and besides, when you have the best hand possible you usually want to BET it. Schleger said, "I can't beat that," as he mucked his cards.