Wills Wins Big Early
Players start with 30,000 chips (or 300 big blinds) in the WSOP Main Event, but that doesn't prevent action and big pots, given the right set of circumstances.
Just now we came on a hand in which John Wills and an opponent traded bets through the turn at which point the board showed 
. The river brought the 
and a series of bets culminating in an all-in shove by Wills for 22,000 total, and after tanking his opponent finally called.
Wills' opponent turned over 
for tens full of nines, but Wills showed up with 
for a straight flush to scoop the big pot and leave his opponent with but 900 chips (or nine big blinds).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
64,000
34,000
|
34,000 |