2008 World Series of Poker

Event 2 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
104
Prize
$831,462
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$5,363,085
Entries
3,929
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

A New Leader Emerges

Ginikachukwu Izuogu
Ginikachukwu Izuogu
We arrived at a table where a lot of chips were being pushed around on the flop.

The board showed {K-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}, and Ginikachukwu Izuogu passed the betting over to Michael Goetsch. Goetsch fired out 10,000, and Izuogu put in a check-raise to 35,000. Instantly, Goetsch jammed it harder, all in for 75,000.

Izuogu dug for information. "Do you have aces? You have aces?"

Goetsch told him, "Call and find out," so Izuogu obliged him and put in the call.

Be careful what you wish for, Goetsch saw he was in trouble with his {4-Spades}{4-Clubs} against Izuogu's {K-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} . The last two cards on the board were {7-Spades}{5-Spades}, and Goetsch headed to the rail.

After the hand, we have our first three-hundredaire, as Izuogu sits with 305,000 chips in front of him.