What’s better than playing in a WSOP Main Event? Playing in TWO Main Events! Of course, actually winning one Main Event would be better than only playing in two, but hey, that’s why we’re sending so many players to Las Vegas in 2008!
Our hearty player sliekas has just won a 2008 seat, and in an impressive repeat performance, he sat down at the 2006 Main Event after qualifying with one of our Grand Final satellites!
We remember his run at the last WSOP well. He qualified via a $5 satellite, and won his way through the ranks to a seat in the biggest tournament in poker history. The first-place prize was eventually won by Jamie Gold, but sliekas made an impressive performance. His most memorable moment was this impressive pot:
– Blinds 100/200 Ante 25
Middle position player limped, sliekas in the small blind raises to 1000 with AQ.
Big blind folds, middle position calls.
Flop – 4 Q Q, giving sliekas a set of Queens with an Ace kicker. He bets 1000, and is raised to 4000. Putting his opponent on KQ or QJ, sliekas moves all in and is insta-called.
His opponent shows 44 for a flopped full house. Fortunately, an Ace comes on the turn giving our hero a better full house and the pot!
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After that impressive win, sliekas hit a bit of a wall and lost almost half his stack, and came into Day 2 shortstacked. On his final hand, he picked up pocket sevens and moved all in. He was called by an opponent holding AK, who flopped a King and eliminated sliekas.
Well, there’s always another World Series, and sliekas has once again qualified to sit among the best in the world in Las Vegas. We wish him all the luck in the world for another shot at the title!
– Phil @ CarbonPoker
