Jamila Von Perger Poised for Deep Main Event Run

Jamila von Perger is not a household name in the poker world, but based on what we've seen from her, that may change in the near future. Von Perger is a German-born player currently living in Austria. She's made a few deep runs in European tournaments, including final tables in a preliminary event at EPT Berlin and at a UKIPT tournament. She boasts a healthy stack late on Day 3, and if she keep up her current pace has a good chance of making a deep run in the Main Event.

We recently had the chance to watch von Perger in a couple hands. In the first, after a middle position player raised to 8,000, the small blind called, and Von Perger called from the big blind. The dealer spread for the flop, and the blinds both checked. The preflop raiser continued for 12,500, and the small blind check-raised to 30,000. Von Perger thought for about a minute, then pushed her entire stack forward for an all-in bet of 149,000. The preflop raiser quickly folded, accidentally exposing the in the process. The big blind thought for about two minutes, then folded as well.

A few hands later, von Perger, Larry Wright, and one other player each put in 8,000 before the flop. The flop fell . Wright checked, and the other player bet 13,500. After thinking for a minute, von Perger raised to 28,000. Wright folded, and the other opponent called. Both players checked the , and the river was the . Von Perger's opponent led out for 42,500, and von Perger thought for a bit before calling. Her opponent turned up for top pair, but von Perger showed for a set.