With about 10,000 in the pot already, on a board reading , 2007 WSOP Main Event Champion Jerry Yang found himself all in for his last 11,000 in the small blind, and was called by Chris Gee in the big blind.
Yang tabled for flush and straight draws, while Gee already had a straight with . The river was the and Yang was sent to the rail.
"It was nice playing with you, Jerry" said Gee as he raked in the pot. Yang wished the table luck and headed for the rail in Level 2 of the day.
"I just busted a Main Event champion!" exclaimed a smiling Gee. He has now jumped to the top of the counts with a healthy stack early on Day 1.
Multi-bracelet winners Jeff Madsen and Layne Flack are among the players who have recently taken their seats. Madsen and Flack have four and six bracelets, respectively, and look to add more gold to their decorated resumes.
Have a look at more of the notable players who have sat down to take their shots at WSOP fame:
John Cynn was stacking chips and his opponent was waiting to see if he had chips left after losing a big one.
Cynn had two red sixes in front of him, while his opponent had . The board read and Cynn locked up the pot with a set, getting fortunate enough for his opponent to hit top pair and commit his stack. He now has almost double the starting stack with plenty to work with.
Hilton Laborda was all in for his last 2,000 chips from early position and got action from the player in the cutoff. Laborda was at risk with while his opponent held . The board ran out and Laborda cheered as he hit one of the two remaining tens in the deck to double up.
Hand #2: Cracking Jacks
Laborda raised to 400 from under the gun and the very same opponent three-bet to 1,300 from the hijack. Laborda called. The flop came and Laborda checked. His opponent moved all in and Laborda snap-called for his last 2,725. He tabled for top pair, well ahead of his opponent's . The turn was the and the river was the to give Laborda a boat to double up.