2007 World Series of Poker
Event 30 - $2,500 No Limit Holdem 6 Handed
Day: 1
Garland Walters Pops the Bubble
His opponent, facing potential elimination, reluctantly flips over a pair of jacks and has to sweat out two more cards.
The turn brought the and you could practically hear the surrounding players thinking out loud, hoping for an ace or a spade on the river. Sure enough, the fell on the river and the bubble player graciously shook Garland's hand before walking out of the tournament area.
Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Tehan Loses a Monster to Terrence Chan
Chan made it 3,600 to go before the flop holding pocket queens. Tehan reraised to 7,500, after which Chan bumped it up again to 21,000.
Tehan immediately said, "All in," sending Chan into the tank. After running the math in his head, Chan made the call and was pleased to see Tehan turn over pocket fives.
The board came jack high, and Chan's queens held up, earning him the pot and the chip lead; he now has over 200,000 chips.
Tehan dropped to 60,000 on the hand.
Recent Eliminations
72: Jason Adler
73: Brian Lamanna
74: David Colclough
75: Steve Zolotow
76: Phillip Lowery
77: Martin Miller
78: Michael Spiegel
Seidel Reaches 46th Career WSOP Cash
6th: Humberto Brenes, 47
5th: Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, 47
4th: Berry Johnston, 50
3rd: T.J. Cloutier, 52
2nd: Men "The Master" Nguyen, 54
1st: Phil Hellmuth, 60
Hoyt Feels Lucky
Frazer Gets Rivered
Dan Morris:
Ian Frazer:
Flop:
Turn:
River:
After making Broadway on the river, Frazer remarks, "You deserve to get busted the way you played that. You played like a fish."
While Morris moved up to 129,000 in chips, Frazer is left crippled at 12,500.
Chan Knocks Out Alverado
Tehan Regains the Chip Lead
Tehan now has a commanding lead over the field with 215,000 chips, while Chan has dropped to 60,000.
Unfortunately, we won't have a Tehan vs. Chan III, unless the two are reunited later in the tournament; their table was broken shortly after this hand took place.