2007 World Series of Poker

Day 2 completed

Posted 07-05-2007 07:19 GMT-8

Hand #283 - Ram Vaswani Wins Event #53 ($217,438)

Hand #283 - Ram Vaswani has the button, he raises to 60,000, Ward reraises to 90,000, and Vaswani calls. The flop comes , Ward bets 30,000, and Vaswani calls. The turn card is the , Ward bets 60,000, Vaswani raises to 120,000, and Ward calls all in with for a pair of aces. Vaswani shows for the king-high flush, and Ward is drawing dead. (The meaningless river card is the .)

Andrew Ward is eliminated in second place, earning $124,816.

Ram Vaswani wins Event #53 ($1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout), earning $217,438, a Corum watch, and a coveted WSOP bracelet.

Hand #282 - Ram Vaswani

Hand #282 - Andrew Ward has the button, and he folds.

Hand #281 - Andrew Ward

Hand #281 - Ram Vaswani has the button, he limps for 30,000, Ward raises to 60,000, and Vaswani folds.

Hand #280 - Andrew Ward

Hand #280 - Andrew Ward has the button, he raises to 60,000, and Vaswani folds.

Approximate Chip Counts

Andrew Ward - 210,000
Ram Vaswani - 2,190,000

Hand #279 - Andrew Ward

Hand #279 - Ram Vaswani has the button, he limps for 30,000, and Ward checks. The flop comes , Ward bets 30,000, and Vaswani calls. The turn card is the , Ward bets 60,000, and Vaswani folds. Andrew Ward takes the pot.

Hand #278 - Ram Vaswani

Hand #278 - Andrew Ward has the button, and he folds.

Hand #277 - Ram Vaswani

Hand #277 - Ram Vaswani has the button, he limps for 30,000, Ward raises to 60,000, and Vaswani calls. The flop comes , Ward bets 30,000, and Vaswani calls. The turn card is the , Ward bets 60,000, and Vaswani calls. The river card is the , and both players check. Ward shows for two pair, aces and sevens, while Vaswani shows for a four-high flush. Ram Vaswani wins the pot.

Updated Chip Counts

Andrew Ward - 310,000
Ram Vaswani - 2,090,000