Bodog Poker Pro David Williams Cashes in $2,500 H.O.R.S.E. Event

Proud mom Shirley Williams (background) watches on as son, Bodog pro David Williams, finishes in the money at the 2007 World Series of Poker. (Bodog Beat Image)

As the play went hand-to-hand in the $2,500 H.O.R.S.E. event early this morning in anticipation of the money bubble bursting, we were standing on the rail with Shirley Williams watching David play. All of a sudden everyone's attention went to the adjacent table, where some poor guy had found himself in the position of being all-in in the blinds. What very few people noticed in the commotion was that DW himself had pushed in after knowing that the bubble was about to burst on someone else.

David won his hand and pulled his stack back in; the guy at the other table was not so fortunate and went out in 41st. As everyone was getting seated again, John D'Agostino looked over at David and asked him why he would push in and risk finishing out of the money. The answer came, "I don't care about just cashing, I'm here to win."

Such is the intensity of David and all the Bodog poker pros. While most people would be pleased with cashing, they are still after WSOP bracelets, never satisfied to rest on their laurels. DW kept pushing his table in his hunt for the win but was crippled when a two-outer hit on the river delivering a sick beat that he never quite recovered from. He went out a few hands later in 31st place with $6,941.

True to form he is back out in the field for the $2,500 No Limit Hold'em event today looking for bracelet number two. We'll keep you updated on his progress live from the 2007 World Series of Poker.

Don't forget that you have the chance to join David and all of the Bodog pros at the 2007 World Series of Poker by winning a $12,000 WSOP package over at Bodog.com.