2007 World Series of Poker

Hand #181 - Jerry Yang

Hand #181 - Jerry Yang has the button, he raises to 2.6 million, and Tuan Lam folds.

Last 11 Hands

Heads up play has lasted 11 hands, which has passed the number of heads up hands from the previous three years. Although Tuan Lam won the first hand, Yang ran off four straight. He won 8 out of 11 and increased his lead by a small margin. Lam has been playing tight for most of the final table and he showed no indication that he was ready to get involved in any big pots with Yang during the initial 11 hands of heads up.

Hand #180 - Tuan Lam

Hand #180 - Tuan Lam has the button, he raises to 2.3 million, and Jerry Yang folds.

Hand #179 - Jerry Yang

Hand #179 - Jerry Yang has the button, he limps for 600,000, and Tuan Lam checks. The flop comes , and both players check. The turn card is the , and they check again. The river card is the , and they check again.

Yang shows 3-x for a pair of threes, and Lam mucks. Jerry Yang wins the pot.

Updated Chip Counts

Jerry Yang - 106.925 million
Tuan Lam - 20.55 million

Hand #178 - Jerry Yang

Hand #178 - Tuan Lam has the button, he limps for 600,000, Jerry Yang raises to 2.6 million, and Lam calls. The flop comes , Yang bets 5 million, and Lam folds. Jerry Yang takes the pot.

Cat Calls for Gavin Smith

Gavin Smith tried to sneak out of the audience during a tense moment of a hand in progress. A few fans spotted him and started a series of cat calls and whistling. ESPN cameras caught Smith making an exit and he waved to everyone good-bye.

Hand #177 - Jerry Yang

Hand #177 - Jerry Yang has the button, he limps for 600,000, and Lam checks. The flop comes , Lam bets 1 million, and Yang calls. The turn card pairs the board with the , Lam checks, Yang bets 6 million, and Lam folds. Jerry Yang takes the pot.

Updated Chip Counts

After Hand #176, these are the current counts:

Jerry Yang - 102.575 million
Tuan Lam - 24.9 million