2007 World Series of Poker

Event 15 - $1,500 No Limit Holdem
Day: 1
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Event Info

2007 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♠3♥
Prize
$637,254
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,587,220
Entries
2,628
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
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Phil Hellmuth Dodges...Pocket Nines and Sevens

[user22113]
[user22113]
After two players limped into the pot Phil Hellmuth made it 1,600 to go. The player in the small blind moved all-in for his last 1,800 and one of the original limpers raised it up to 4,200. "I would normally lay this down," Hellmuth said, "but my wife and kids are in town." It looked like he was going to make the call...but then he said, "Nah, I'm too good a player to be playing this hand," and he mucked his A-Q.

The small blind turned over pocket Sevens and the re-raiser had pocket Nines. Phil wasn't too pleased to see those two hands because he was getting a good price with his A-Q, but the flop came 6-9-8 to give one player a set and the other an open-ended straight draw. A seven on the turn meant both players had sets and the possibility of a chop if the board made a straight, but the river was a deuce and the player with the pocket Nines won a big pot.

Phil currently has 1,300 chips.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

Mike Sexton All-in and All Out

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[user38420]
Mike Sexton won the first pot after the break and was up to 1500. In another hand, Sexton raised 500, his opponent reraised 1500. After a long pause, Sexton pushed in for his last 1000. Sexton had A-J against A-K. He made two pair when the board came A-9-Q-10-J, but his opponent hit a straight and Sexton was eliminated.

Tags: Mike Sexton

Prizepool and Payouts

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[user25067]
2,628 hopefuls entered this event, creating a prize pool of $3,587,222. 270 players will cash with first place taking home $637,254. A full list of payouts will be available shortly.

The "Tent"

[user38334]
[user38334]
Inside the tent.
Inside the tent.
The Poker Pavilion, colloquially known as "the tent," still has about 35 tables running. It is very quiet in there. There is ZERO action. It is like watching paint dry. It is cooler outside than in.

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Game On

[user22113]
[user22113]
The players have been at work for nearly four hours now, and those who had a case of the jitters early on have had time to get comfortable. They made it past the first break, they've seen some big-name pros sent to the rail, maybe they've even won a few pots.

But now the antes have kicked in, and the real work begins. It's no longer a matter of having a good story to tell--now it's time to play some serious poker and build the stack. Walking around the room the players look a lot more relaxed--but are they too relaxed?

Tags: Ryan Smith

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