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Mon Jul 16 2007 01:07 PST | Posted by shorton
Outer Table: Garfinkle vs. Kalmar
Lee Watkinson is on the button. Jon Kalmar raises to 450,000 in the cutoff and Watkinson folds. Steven Garfinkle reraises to 1,250,000 in the small blind. Kalmar folds.
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Mon Jul 16 2007 01:06 PST | Posted by BJNemeth
Featured Table: Tuan Lam vs. Lee Childs
Philip Hilm has the button in seat 6, Tuan Lam raises to 475,000, and Lee Childs calls from the big blind. The flop comes
, Childs checks, Lam bets 700,000, and Childs folds. Tuan Lam takes the pot. -
Mon Jul 16 2007 01:06 PST | Posted by BJNemeth
Scotty NguyenScotty Nguyen's Chip Count - 2.35 million
In the hand where Philip Hilm doubled through Scotty Nguyen, we mistakenly reported Scotty Nguyen as being down to about 1.35 million. That should have been 2.35 million. We've corrected the post, and we wanted to make sure that everyone was aware that fan-favorite Scotty Nguyen's chip situation wasn't quite as dire as originally reported.
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Mon Jul 16 2007 01:04 PST | Posted by change100
32 Grandchildren
A short-stacked Jerry Yang went all in with pocket eights and found himself up against
. The eights survived, and as the pot was pushed to Jerry, he smiled and looked over at his parents on the rail. His mom and dad are happy their son won, his mom glancing heavenward saying "Halleluljah!"
Jerry has two sons and five daughters. He lives in Los Angeles and works at a hospital. His parents live in Laos and this is their first visit to Las Vegas. Amazingly, they have 32 grandchildren!
Jerry's parents don't speak very much English but they will tell you "Son -- very good boy!"
Jerry Yang is hanging tough on the short stack. Best of luck to him. -
Mon Jul 16 2007 01:02 PST | Posted by loganmark
Outer Table: Jerry Yang Takes the Blinds & Antes
Jon Kalmar has the button. Jerry Yang moves all in for 3,400,000 from under the gun, taking the blinds and antes.
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Mon Jul 16 2007 01:01 PST | Posted by BJNemeth
Featured Table: Raymond Rahme Takes a Pot Against Philip Hilm
Scotty Nguyen has the button in seat 4, Philip Hilm raises from the small blind to 610,000, and Raymond Rahme calls from the big blind. The flop comes
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Mon Jul 16 2007 01:01 PST | Posted by loganmark
Outer Table: Lee Watkinson Wins a Pot Preflop
Alex Kravchenko has the button. Steven Garfinkle raises to 500,000 from under the gun. Action folds around to Lee Watkinson on the button who reraises to 2,000,000. Garfinkle folds and Watkinson wins the pot.
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Mon Jul 16 2007 01:00 PST | Posted by DrPauly
Top 5 Chip Counts
Jon Kalmar - 22,600,000
Tuan Lam - 19,900,000
Lee Childs - 18,700,000
Philip Hilm - 16,850,000
Raymond Rahme - 12,500,000 -
Mon Jul 16 2007 01:00 PST | Posted by shorton
Outer Table: Kravchenko vs. Kalmar
Rain Khan is on the button and folds. Alex Kravchenko calls in the small blind and Jon Kalmar checks in the big blind. The flop is
. Both check. The turn is 
. Both check. The river is 
. Both check. Kravchenko shows 
versus K-4 for Kalmar. Kravchenko takes it. -
Mon Jul 16 2007 00:58 PST | Posted by BJNemeth
Philip HilmFeatured Table: Philip Hilm Doubles Through Scotty Nguyen
Tuan Lam has the button in seat 1, Scotty Nguyen raises from the small blind to 530,000, and Philip Hilm calls from the big blind. The flop comes
, Nguyen bets 600,000, and Hilm calls. There is now 2.36 million in the pot.
The turn card is the, Nguyen checks, Hilm bets 1.2 million, Nguyen moves all in, and Hilm immediately calls with 
for a set of fives. Nguyen shows 
for a pair of queens, and he's drawing dead. (The meaningless river card is the 
.)
The crowd goes silent as the chip stacks are counted down to see how many chips Scotty Nguyen has left.
Philip Hilm has exactly 6.845 million. Scotty Nguyen has about 9.195 million. Hilm doubles up to about 16.05 million in chips. Nguyen is knocked all the way down to about 2.35 million.
Started 6th Jul, 2007
