Sylla Enjoys his First WSOP
The French comedian and actor Ahmed Sylla, acclaimed for his one-man shows and his main role in the French movie "The climb", is enjoying his very first World Series of Poker and is seated in front of a comfortable stack worth 112,000.
On the last hand, the flop showed 
in a heads-up pot when the player in the big blind check-called Sylla for 600.
The turn was the 
and this time the big blind check-raised to 3,200 another bet from Sylla for 1,100. Sylla called.
The river showed a 
and the big blind bet 3,500. Sylla tanked for a minute and raised it to 8,500. The big blind didn't take long to fold his cards and Sylla added the chips to his stack.
"I came here to see what the WSOP looked like, it's like a big amusement park, I wanted to be part of it this year and play the Main Event," said Sylla, who has played poker recreationally for more than 10 years and is regularly seen in the Parisians poker rooms.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
112,000
53,000
|
53,000 |