The Case of the Case Ace

We spoke to Ryan Elson just before the beginning of Level 7. He was short-stacked, but said he thought it would be a good couple of hours coming up.

A player at his table raised to 2,000 from middle position, and Elson thought a bit before calling him from the cutoff. That left Elson only about 11,000 or so behind.

The flop came {6-Clubs}

and Elson's opponent quickly checked. Elson sat in contemplation for a minute or so, then decided to push all in. "Call," came his opponent's response, a bit too quickly for comfort.

Elson had {A-Clubs}

for top pair. But his opponent held {A-Hearts}

. "Clubs!" said Elson. Alas, the turn brought the {J-Diamonds}

and the river the {4-Hearts}

, and Elson's day was done.

He shook hands with several at the table. "Nice hand, brother!" he told his opponent in the hand with a smile.

And the tournament goes on. Elson is one of over 600 players who we've seen eliminated already today.

Tags: Ryan Elson

2008 World Series of Poker

2008 World Series of Poker

The Case of the Case Ace