2008 World Series of Poker

39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 1d
Event Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
6,844
Players Left
9
Next Payout
Place 9
$900,670
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000
Players Left 9 / 6,844

Lederer Still Better Than Yu

Just before the dinner break, there were 2,300 chips in the pot preflop when a heads-up flop between Howard Lederer and Charles Yu came down {7-Clubs} {3-Diamonds} {3-Clubs}. Yu checked to Lederer, who bet 2,000. Yu made the call.

On the {q-Clubs} turn, Yu checked to Lederer a second time, who obliged with a bet of 5,000. Yu went into the tank for about a minute, then said, "If the queen didn't come, I was going to put you all in." He open-mucked two red fives.

Lederer did not say anything in response, choosing instead to open one of his cards as the dealer pushed him the pot -- the {4-Spades}.

"The other one had to be a seven," said Yu.

"You think I called you with queen-seven?" asked Lederer.

"No, four-seven," replied Yu.

"I played four-seven from early position?" asked Lederer. He then engaged in a side conversation when someone suggested they could justify pocket fours.

"There's no justifying fours," said Lederer. "You just have to pray they fold." Then he turned back to Yu. "I've been bluffing you all day."

Yu mentioned a hand that we reported earlier, where he folded top pair on the turn. A player in-between Yu and Lederer laughed and said, "You still remember that hand from six hours ago!"

The mind-games are afoot on Blue #1. We'll see how Lederer uses them to his advantage after dinner.