2007 World Series of Poker
Event 22 - $5,000 No Limit Holdem
Day: 1
116 Players Remaining
Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Tony G Dodges a Bullet
Craziest Hand of the Tournament, Bar None!
An early position player (EP) made it 4,000 to go and two players in middle position called behind him. Action folded around to the small blind, who moved all-in for approximately 30,000.
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi made the call for his last 2,800 from the big blind and to his surprise, two players called behind him!
4-handed going into the flop, the players all turned over their hands:
EP:
MP:
SB:
Grinder:
The flop came . At this point, the kings were still in the lead, but the Grinder picked up a gutshot straight draw.
The turn was the , which meant the pocket 10's were dead, and although the middle position player hit a set, the king on the turn gave the small blind a queen high flush draw. The king also took away one of the Grinder's outs, leaving him with just 3 non-heart 5's to win the hand.
The river brought the , a miracle card for Mizrachi, quadrupling him up and giving him new life in the tournament.
Phew! What a hand.
Remaining Field Offers Something for Everyone
-- 6 women, including Clonie Gowen, Kathy Liebert, and Jennifer Tilly
-- 2 Mizrachi brothers; both Robert and Michael are still alive
-- 1 couple; Phil Laak and Jennifer Tilly
-- 3 WSOP Main Event winners: Chris Ferguson, Berry Johnston, and Scotty Nguyen
Tough Table
Goodbye Tony
The board came and Roberts' jacks held up, eliminating Tony Ma from the field.
Roberts now has 79,000 chips.
Set Over Set Leaves Clonie with 9K
Clonie is down to just 9,000 chips.