Thomas Brolin Bets Big and Wins
Apr 12, '08
Former Swedish soccer international Thomas Brolin has a tricky table. He has to contend with motor-mouth Stephen Pearce (who despite having 25,600 in chips has gone very quiet), Mel Judah (on 22,000 is his usual contemplative self), and Noah Boeken (with 16,800 is up-and-down from his seat speaking with friends ).
However it is an unknown young player who has been proving his nemesis of late. Having just taken around 4,000 in chips from Brolin the pair tangled again in the very next hand. The ex-soccer star bet 6,500 on a board of 7
3
2
JJ
and his foe went into he tank.
About 2 minutes later his call looked reluctant and he shook his head ruefully when Brolin turned over a pair of queens to win back his earlier loss and then some. He now has around 23,500 in chips.
Player Tags: Mel Judah, Noah Boeken, Stephen Pearce, Tomas Brolin
