Luke Walsh has started well after he was able to secure a double-up with Aces in his first WSOP event.
Walsh was in the small blind and up against his opponent in the big blind on a flop. Walsh's opponent called a bet, and the turn came the . Walsh continued to bet and was called once more.
On the river, he moved all in for around 13,000. He had his opponent covered and put him to the test. After a minutes or so thought Walsh got the call and saw the good news.
Luke Walsh:
Opponent:
Both players held two pair but it was Walsh's overpair to the board that was the winner, and his opponent was sent to the rail.
Walsh moves up to 27,000 for a perfect start to Day 1a, and by coincidence, the WSOP cashiers put his ticket name down as 'Luck Walsh' rather than 'Luke,' so maybe it was meant to be for him.
The board read and an opponent bet 2,000 from the big blind position, into a pot around 2,000. Vivek Rughani then moved all in for 7,875 and his opponent thought for a moment before making the fold.
Iaron Lightbourne was in early position and up against two opponents, one in the under the gun position and the other in the cutoff.
The flop read and all three players checked to see the turn. The first player to act bet and Lightbourne raised. The cutoff folded and Lightbourne was called to go heads-up to the river.
Lightbourne's opponent checked and he also checked for showdown. Lightbourne, who has $672,918 in WSOP earnings, saw his opponent reveal for a set and he let his hand go into the muck.