2007 World Series of Poker
Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem
Day: 2a
Huck Seed Doubles Up
Seed:
Opponent:
The turn blanked but the river was the . Seed shyly stacked the pot and said "It's a gamble." The 1996 World Champion now has 265,000 chips.
Ian McDonald Busts a Player
In early position, a player raises all in for 15,000 and Ian McDonald calls in middle position. McDonald has and his opponent has . The board doesn't give enough help to the opponent, and McDonald now has 160,000.
Table Talk
Chad replied, "I'm not sitting on my backside all day with chips in front of me . . . I've gotta walk around!"
Olivier Maingay Turned
The flop was fine for Olivier: . However, the on the turn was a blow and the was no help. Olivier was down to 6,500.
Next hand, however, he doubled up with and is sitting on 15,000.
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Aditya Agarwal Doubles Up
Preflop, Gene Strickland bets enough to put Aditya Agarwal all in. Agarwal calls 63,000 and shows A-A. Strickland has A-Q. The board comes and Aditya doubles to 126,000. A few hands later, he's at 175,000. Strickland's down to 110,000.
Everybody's a Comedian
Player: "Yeah . . . I need about eight racks."
Floorperson: "Eight racks?"
Player: "Yeah . . . one for each chip."
Minh Ly Collects Chips
On the turn, Minh Ly bets 42,000 in early position and an opponent in the big blind re-raises all in for 32,400 more. Ly calls and shows to the opponent's . Ly has 236,000.
Joe Sebok Eliminated
Sebok:
Wilkinson:
Sebok failed to improved and was eliminated. Wilkinson is now in the mix with 216,000.
Bruno Fitoussi Runs Into Tens
The flop was a disaster for Bruno, coming . The turn brought the , giving Fitoussi a gutshot straight draw. But the river was not the card he needed, and Fitoussi is now down to 100,000.