Antonio Esfandiari Has Been Eliminated
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2007 World Series of Poker
Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem
Day: 1d
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2007 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$59,784,954
Entries
6,358
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000
Evans Climbs to Chip Lead
Josh Evans gets it all in on the flop with
versus a player with 
. The kings hold up and Evans is the clear chip leader at 240,000.
Out of Turn, Now Out of Tournament
, the small blind bets out 4,800 and Swedish player Alex Holm goes into the tank. Before he can act, a player behind him announces "All in" (holding around 25,000). The floor is called over and it is ruled that if Alex calls, the out of turn action will stand.Alex calls, the out of turn player is all in, the SB folds, and Alex quickly calls, opening
for a flopped set. The out of turn player has 
for top two pair. The turn and river blank out and the out of turn player is out of the tournament.
Family Poker
We have seen husbands and wives, ex-husbands and ex-wives, brothers, sisters, boyfriends, and girlfriends. David Williams and Jamie Gold had their moms playing as well.
It seems that poker has well and truly removed itself from what was its perceived dark and seedy past. Hopefully our Congressional representatives, who place family values high on their priority list, will take note and defend our rights.
Timmi DeRosa Doubles
Preflop, Timmy DeRosa raises to 4,000 in middle position and the big blind re-raises all in. DeRosa calls 10,000 and shows
. The big blind has 
. DeRosa doubles to 30,000.
David Plastik Fights Back
The Loudest Cheer For The Oldest Player
Jack "Jeffrey" Ury, who at 94 years young is the oldest player in the tournament, has just more than doubled up.
In middle position, Jack called with two players limping before him. The big blind raised it up to 3,000 and only Jack made the call.
The flop was
and both players checked.The turn was the
and once again both players checked.The river paired the board with the
, and the big blind fired out a 10,000 bet, enough to put Jack all in.Jack was unable to see the board properly, so the dealer moved it over until it was right in front of him. He checked and rechecked both the board and his hole cards and then announced "I call, I got a straight!"
At this point he rolled over pocket sixes -- no straight, just two pair, but it was enough to win the pot. His opponent mucked and the gallery let out the loudest cheer we have yet heard.
Freddy Deeb Has Been Eliminated
. Freddy Deeb moved all in on the river and was quickly called. His opponent showed 
and Deeb mucked. Freddy will have to be content with his 1st place finish in the $50K World Championship H.O.R.S.E Event, as he will not see Day 2.
Carlos Mortensen's Strong Betting
Preflop, Carlos Mortensen bets 1,200 in early position and is called by the button. On the flop, he bets 5,000 and is called. On the turn, he bumps it to 35,000. This time, his opponent folds. He was up to 107,000 after this hand, but lost some soon after and is at 90,000.
A.J. McLean Knows the Meaning of Being Lonely
A player in late position limps in late position preflop and the cutoff raises to 3,200. A.J. McLean in the small blind re-raises all in for 12,000 more, and the LP player folds. While the cutoff is deciding, McLean thinks the cutoff has called and flips over
. The floor is called over, and it's ruled that the hand continues. The cutoff then calls with . McLean gets no help from the board and is eliminated.