08-18-2007 17:39 UTC

Early Action

[user46298]

While you may have anticipated the short stacks Dieter Dijkstra and Darren Woods to be taking early stabs at doubling up, or perhaps the chip leader Peter Gould to be using his big stack as a continual raise generator, in fact it has been pretty quiet for the first round, apart from this hand:

Jason Ho and Josh Gould see a flop of {7-Spades}

. Jason Ho bets out 3,500. Gould the Younger slowly and deliberately counts out a raise and makes it 9,500 to go. Back to Jason, who doesn't think for quite as long before re-raising to 20k. With his head down over arms crossed on the table, it must have been impossible for Josh Gould to get a read on Ho...eventually he passes, bumping his opponent into what looks suspiciously like the new chip lead.

Tags: Jason Ho Josh Gould