Event 49 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-30-2008 18:57 UTC-7

Hand #145: Rasmus Nielsen

Shamus

Rasmus Nielsen raised to 180,000 from the button, and J.C. Tran folded.

06-30-2008 18:57 UTC-7

Hand #144: Rasmus Nielsen

Shamus

Limped pot. Flop {5-Spades}

. Check-check. Turn {2-Clubs}

. Nielsen bet 75,000, and Tran called. Nielsen bet 175,000, and Tran folded.

06-30-2008 18:56 UTC-7

Hand #143: J.C. Tran

Shamus

Rasmus Nielsen limped, and J.C. Tran checked.

Both checked the {J-Spades}

flop. The turn was the {A-Diamonds}

. Tran bet 75,000, and Nielsen called. The river was the {3-Hearts}

. Tran bet 225,000, and Nielsen called.

Nielsen showed {J-Clubs}

for three jacks. Tran turned over {Q-Diamonds}

for an ace-high straight to win the pot.

06-30-2008 18:53 UTC-7

Hand #142: Rasmus Nielsen

Shamus

J.C. Tran raised to 175,000 from the button, and Rasmus Nielsen reraised to 525,000. Even before he put the bet in, Tran was moving to fold.

06-30-2008 18:52 UTC-7

Hand #141: Rasmus Nielsen

Shamus

Rasmus Nielsen, still enjoying a 3-to-1 chip advantage over J.C. Tran, raised to 180,000 from the small blind/button. Tran called.

The flop came {A-Diamonds}

. Tran checked, Nielsen bet 225,000, and Tran folded.

06-30-2008 18:50 UTC-7

Hand #140: J.C. Tran

Shamus

J.C. Tran raised to 165,000 from the button, and Rasmus Nielsen called.

The flop came {K-Hearts}

. Nielsen checked, Tran bet 175,000, and Nielsen folded.

06-30-2008 18:49 UTC-7

Hand #139: J.C. Tran

Shamus

Rasmus Nielsen limped from the button, and J.C. Tran checked. The flop came {3-Diamonds}

and both checked. The turn was the {4-Spades}

. Tran bet 75,000, and Nielsen folded.

06-30-2008 18:48 UTC-7

Though many of the hands have appeared to go rather well for Rasmus Nielsen, he has kept a mild manner about himself throughout the event. Even when he caught running kings for the full house against Peter Nguyen, Rasmus stood and shook his opponent's hand instead of cheering or celebrating.

It's been a very nice change of pace to see a winner behave so appropriately at a poker table, especially one running as hot as Rasmus has been.

06-30-2008 18:48 UTC-7