The river brought the , Jesper checked and Cody bet 350,000. Jesper called and Cody showed K-10 for the straight to Jesper's J-9 and two pair, and Slaubaugh took down another big pot.
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 36 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
The river brought the , Jesper checked and Cody bet 350,000. Jesper called and Cody showed K-10 for the straight to Jesper's J-9 and two pair, and Slaubaugh took down another big pot.
The flop came and Hougaard bet 375,000. Cody announced all in for another 1.2 million and Hougaard angrily flicked his cards away, showing an ace.
And that's when Cody showed Q-9, causing his friends in the crowd to make some considerable noise.
The flop came , the turn the , and on the river...
The .
For a moment there was total silence then Jesper's large and rowdy group of supporters went crazy and started jumping up and down and screaming, with Hougaard in the middle of the makeshift mosh pit.
It was a hearbreaking way for Kantor to go out, but remember--he was all in on the first hand of the tournament, was down to three outs on the river--and hit. From there he moved all the way up the ladder to 3rd place and a $258,862 payday.