Newnum Holding His Own
Jay "WhoJedi" Newnum is one of the most well known and liked people in the poker media. Newnum works with the WSOP, as well as Commerce Casino. However, he is on the felt today playing in this event, and is doing well for himself so far.
We just caught Newnum in a hand on the turn, with the board reading 
. Newnum check called a bet of 1,600 from his opponent, and the river brought the 
. Newnum checked once again, and this time, his opponent fired out 2,100. Newnum tanked for about 10 seconds before calling, and his opponent tapped the table before revealing 
for ace high. Newnum rolled over 
for two pair, and it was good enough to claim the pot.
After that hand, Newnum was sitting on 28,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000
1,000
|
1,000 |