2008 World Series of Poker

Event 3 - $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q4
Prize
$214,131
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
713
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0

Cool Cucumbers

It's a bit strange writing about all these players but never really seeing what they look like, so in order to put names to faces, I decided to pop over to our final two tables, if only to get a feel of the current atmosphere as the big bucks approach.

Surprisingly, although there's little in the way of chit-chat, everyone seems to be pretty relaxed, Brandon Schaefer ever-smiling as always, and Dave Singer looking as though he does this every day, which I guess he almost does. Also looking upbeat is Robert Lipkin, possibly the chattiest, most amicable player on his table at the moment.

In contrast, Eric Shanks is keeping his thoughts to himself and remaining relatively quiet. With his shirt pulled over his mouth like a cowboy's bandana, he seems highly focused on the matter at hand and determined not to make even the slightest of slip-ups.

Tags: Eric Shanks