Jumping Jesper
A player in the hijack seat opened for 6,500, and Jesper Hougaard called from the button.
The flop came . The preflop raiser bet 11,000, and after a half-minute or so Hougaard made the call. The turn brought the , pairing the board. This time the player in the hijack seat checked, and Hougaard bet 16,000. His opponent called.
The river brought the and another check from Hougaard's opponent. Hougaard -- who won bracelets at both the WSOP and the WSOPE in 2008 -- quickly fired out a bet of 24,000, and his opponent folded.
Hougaard jumps up a bit more to 515,000.