2009 World Series of Poker
Event 4 - $1,000 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
'Yeah!' ...I Mean 'Oh No!'
"Come on, Aces and Jacks..."
As the appeared on the flop, he jumped out of his chair to celebrate until he saw that the flop had been completed with ...and the . The turn was the and the other player pleaded for no more Aces to appear. on the river and that was enough.
Time to join the back of the queue for the $$$...
Captain, We Have a Problem
The latest hit came after he raised from mid position and was called in the small blind before a flop came down. The SB led out before Franklin set her in. She called with and was ahead of Franklin's . the turn and river blanked giving the SB a timely double-up.
One for One
She wasn't disappointed to be out though as this is her first WSOP event and she's cashed.
Powell on the way up, 48,000 now.
Players on a 20 Minute Break
Tran-Tastic
Level: 13
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Big Will, Now Big Stack
McNeil check called a quick all-in bet of his opponent with for top set. His sheepish looking opponent tabled . “I guess you were at it” said McNeil as he saw his hand hold to double him up to 158,000.
Do NOT Tempt Fate
At this point, he finally realised he'd been overtaken on the river, before shaking his opponent's hand and wishing everyone good luck.
The moral of the story: Do not annoy the poker gods.
Would You Like Some Tamayo With That?
The board came to eliminate one, triple-up one and leave one Tamayo disappointed but alive.