How to Bust the WSOP Main Event in Less Than an Orbit

Vidar Oie was a new arrival into the WSOP Europe Main Event and was delighted to find himself seated with Carl Shaw, with the Brit sharing the sentiment.

Oie told the table he had just busted the €2,200 Turbo, a tournament he had four bullets into.

"That's good for you," joked Shaw.

Oie, who appeared to be in high spirits, possibly alcohol-related, wasted little time getting involved. He put out a blind raise to 2,000 from under the gun. The action folded to Shaw, who made it 4,500 from the hijack. Jaehoon Baek was in the cutoff and three-bet to 11,000. It folded back to Oie, who jammed for 60,000. Shaw folded, but Baek immediately called off his stack of 43,700.

Jaehoon Baek: A♣A♠ All in
Vidar Oie: K♠8♠

Oie had jammed into aces in his very first hand of the tournament and found no help on the 2♦3♣10♥J♠6♦ runout.

On the very next deal, Shaw raised to 3,500 and Oie defended the big blind. Oie checked the A♦A♥10♠ flop, and Shaw moved his friend all in.

"I have a wife and kids to go home to," Oie said as he considered his decision. However, the pull of seeing his family wasn't strong enough to earn a call, and he eventually folded.

Shaw opened to 3,000 the following hand, and Oie then jammed for 11,900 from the small blind. Mitchell Hynam reshoved from the big blind as the covering stack, forcing Shaw to fold.

Vidar Oie: J♠10♦ All in
Mitchell Hynam: A♣J♦

Oie was dominated but jumped into the lead on the 10♥8♥4♣ flop. He then found the last two jacks in the deck as the turn and river came J♣J♥, giving him a full house and a double-up.

Next, it was Shaw's turn to straddle, tossing in 2,000 blind from under the gun. Matteo Martorelli called from the cutoff, while Hynam defended his big blind.

The 9♦6♥5♠ flop checked through to the 2♠ turn. Hynam bet 6,000 and took down the pot.

Despite showing some discipline by folding preflop in that hand, Oie's rollercoaster start eventually came to an end, as he was later seen leaving his seat and heading to the exit after being eliminated.