2013 World Series of Poker

Event #22: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
9675
Prize
$279,431
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,378,350
Entries
1,021
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
0

Everybody Wang Cheong Tonight

Level 9 : 400/800, 0 ante
Joseph Cheong is Chipping Up Here on Day 1
Joseph Cheong is Chipping Up Here on Day 1

We watched Joseph Cheong, who you may rememeber from the 2010 "November Nine" WSOP Main Event Final Table, get his last 20,400 into the middle with the board reading {6-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}.

After one opponent made the call to put Cheong at risk, another went deep into the tank, agonizing over his decision while telling the table he had a straight. Eventually, after squeezing his cards in apparent agony, that player released his hand and Cheong quickly announced he had a straight as well.

Tabling the {4-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{q-Spades}, Cheong showed that by bricking his flush draw, he had ran smack into a runner-runner straight. His lone remaining opponent could not beat it, and a fairly large pot was pushed to Cheong.

Player Chips Progress
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Joseph Cheong
48,500
33,500
33,500
WSOP 1X Winner

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