2008 World Series of Poker

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

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10♦4♦
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

The Pressure Mounts

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As the witching hour approaches here in the Amazon Room, nerves are starting to fray. On a three-way flop of {Q-Spades}{J-Hearts}{9-Spades}, Ginikachukwu Izuogu moved all in for his tournament life. He was called by James Akenhead. The third player in the hand, Mike Ngo, contemplated a call for three minutes before folding. With Ngo out of the way, the remaining players opened their hands:

Izuogu: {A-Spades}{3-Spades}
Akenhead: {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}

The turn {K-Hearts} helped neither player. As the dealer burned and turned the river, Ngo, who had folded the flop, called out, "Spade, one time!" The river was indeed the {10-Spades}, making a nut flush for Izuogu.

Akenhead immediately turned on Ngo. "Why the f*ck are you calling for a spade?" he yelled. "You're not even in the hand!" A spectator on the rail who appeared to know Akenhead then jostled Ngo. Ngo immediately called a floor over to the table, who escorted the spectator out of the Amazon Room.

Akenhead remains in the tournament with approximately 39,000 in chips. Izuogu jumped to about 360,000.