Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem Day 6 | 2007 World Series of Poker

07-15-2007 15:01 UTC-7

Paulo Loureiro Eliminated in 28th Place ($285,678)

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Paulo Loureiro limped in from middle position, Hevad "Rain" Khan called from the small blind, William Spadea raised to 230,000 from the big blind, Louriero moved all in for 1,750,000, Khan folded, and Spadea called.

Louriero turned over {K-Spades}

and found that he'd run into Spadea's {A-Hearts}

. The board came {10-Clubs}

and Louriero was eliminated.

Paulo Louriero finished in 28th place, earning $285,678.

Tags: Paulo Louriero

07-15-2007 14:59 UTC-7

Kenny Tran Wins a 2.21 Million Pot Against Tuan Lam

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At the Featured Table, Tuan Lam raises under the gun to 250,000, and Kenny Tran calls from the big blind. The flop comes {K-Clubs}

, and both players check. The turn card is the {J-Spades}

, Tran bets 300,000, and Lam calls.

The river card is the {6-Spades}

, Tran checks, Lam bets 500,000, and Tran calls. Lam shows {Q-Clubs}

for queen high, and Tran shows {J-Hearts}

for a pair of jacks. Kenny Tran wins the pot worth 2.21 million in chips.

Tags: Kenny Tran Tuan Lam

07-15-2007 14:58 UTC-7

Good Flop For Winston

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Hevad "Rain" Khan made it 245,000 to go preflop and got a call from Roy Winston. On a flop of {Q-Diamonds}

, Winston led out for 550,000 and Khan called. The turn was the {2-Hearts}

and Winston fired 850,000 into the pot. Khan decided to fold, and after, Winston said he "flopped sevens full." Khan is at 7 million after the hand and Winston is at 3,500,000.

Tags: Hevad "Rain" Khan Roy Winston

07-15-2007 14:53 UTC-7

Daniel Alaei Mixes It Up, Doesn't Move All In

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At the Featured Table, Daniel Alaei raises from the small blind to 240,000, winning the blinds and the antes. That's five out of six hands that he's made a preflop raise without any callers, and this time he gave them a good price on the action.

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07-15-2007 14:52 UTC-7

Daniel Alaei's Number Must Be Unlisted, Because Nobody's Calling

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At the Featured Table, Jon Kalmar raises from the button to 250,000, Daniel Alaei moves all in from the big blind, and Kalmar folds. Alaei takes the pot.

This is the fourth time in five hands that Daniel Alaei has moved all in preflop, and nobody has called.

Tags: Daniel Alaei Jon Kalmar

07-15-2007 14:50 UTC-7

Tuan Lam Takes a 2.69 Million Pot From Stefan Mattsson

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At the Featured Table, Kenny Tran raises from middle position to 220,000, Tuan Lam calls from the cutoff, and Stefan Mattsson calls from the big blind.

The flop comes {Q-Hearts}

, Mattsson checks, Tran checks, Lam bets 350,000, Mattsson raises to 960,000, Tran quickly folds, Lam thinks for a minute before reraising to 1.76 million, and Mattsson goes into the tank. After about three minutes, Mattsson requests a clock -- on himself.

As the minute counts down, Mattsson folds with about 30 seconds remaining. Tuan Lam takes the pot worth 2.69 million.

Tags: Kenny Tran Stefan Mattsson Tuan Lam

07-15-2007 14:48 UTC-7

ESPN Featured Table Rules

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A camera flash goes off in the crowd, prompting announcer/tournament director Sam Minutello to give the standard spiel -- no flash photos, and turn off the ringers on all cellphones. Upon hearing this, Tuan Lam looks at the announcer and reaches for his pocket. But Minutello stops him, saying, "No, you're good." The audience laughs.

A minute later, with a big hand developing (stay tuned), a cellphone rings to break the silence, and Minutello quips, "Alright, thanks for abiding by the rules."

07-15-2007 14:42 UTC-7

Shrinking the Big Stacks

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Some of the smaller denomination (5,000) chips are being colored off the big stacks, reducing their bulk on the tables.

07-15-2007 14:40 UTC-7

Daniel Alaei Chipping Up Slowly

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Daniel Alaei just moved all in preflop on the first three hands back from break, getting no action. But with 190,000 in the pot with blinds and antes, he's adding a significant amount to his short stack, and he's increased his stack to 1.73 million.

Tags: Daniel Alaei

07-15-2007 14:38 UTC-7

Top 5 Chip Counts

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Lee Childs - 11,680,000
Hevad "Rain" Khan - 9,200,000
William Spadea - 9,200,000
Philip Hilm - 8,505,000
Ray Henson - 8,000,000