What Xu Talkin' 'Bout, Willis?
With Day 1's at the World Series of Poker's lower buy-in events presenting thousands of players with their first opportunity to mix it up on poker's premier stage, many of them make the most of their experience with exuberant celebrations.
We just heard one of those celebrations punctuating the end of an all-in confrontation, with the boisterous Guo Hui Xu letting loose after he spiked his card on the river.
Xu held the 
and he got all of his chips into the middle with the flop reading 
. Holding top two, Xu figured to be ahead of most potential holdings, but his opponent rolled over the 
for the stone cold nuts. Looking to pair the board, Xu watched the turn do just that, but the 
was not the card he was looking for.
River: 
With that, Xu screamed out in relief, having made a full house on the river to survive against the made straight.