2008 World Series of Poker

39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
6,844
Players Left
9
Next Payout
Place 9
$900,670
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000

Better Than Gold

No $12 million this year for Jamie Gold.
No $12 million this year for Jamie Gold.
2006 Main Event winner Jamie Gold is out of the tournament. He moved all in preflop for 2,700 from the small blind with {k-Hearts} {q-Spades}. Pat Pezzin snap-called from the big blind with {Q-Hearts} {Q-Clubs}. "Look what I ran into," Gold said disbelievingly.

Gold couldn't come up with anything that could beat a pair of queens when the board came out {7-Hearts} {7-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} {j-Spades} {6-Diamonds}. He shook the hand of every player at the table, wished them all good luck, picked up his bag and headed for the exit from the Amazon Room.

The player in the four-seat turned to Pezzin after the hand and said, "Jamie's mother is over there, you know. She's gonna want to know who you are because you just busted her son."

"I don't care," replied Pezzin, drawing some smiles and laughter from the rest of the table as he stacked up his 51,000 in chips.