2008 World Series of Poker

Event 9 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em / Six-Handed
Day: 2
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$372,929
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,687,410
Entries
1,236
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

King-High is Good!

Aggression is vitally important in six-handed play. Sometimes, even ace-high has showdown value -- or, in this case, king-high.

Tom Braband bet 5,000 on a board of {3-Spades} {10-Hearts} {2-Spades}. Dave Zand made the call to see a turn of {9-Hearts}. Braband checked it over to Zand, who made it 25,000 to go. Braband considered his action and decided the best course was to check-raise all in for 84,000 total. Zand made the call to see that both players were on a draw:

Braband: {7-Spades} {8-Hearts}
Zand: {K-Hearts} {Q-Hearts}

The river {5-Spades} missed both players. Zand won the pot with king-high and now has 165,000 chips. Braband is on life support with about 10,000.

Tags: Dave ZandTom Braband