2007 World Series of Poker

Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem
Day: 2b
Event Info

2007 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
88
Prize
$8,250,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$59,784,954
Entries
6,358
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000

Humberto Brenes Avoids Domination, But Would Have Chopped

Humberto Brenes
Humberto Brenes
There was a big ruckus on one side of the room shortly before the break as ESPN's cameras surrounded a table, along with a handful of other media. Here's what happened --

A player in late position raises to 3,500, the cutoff calls, Humberto Brenes reraises from the big blind to 15,000, the original raiser moves all in, the cutoff moves all in, and Brenes goes into the tank.

This is when ESPN caught wind of the situation and swarmed the table, and Brenes was suddenly "on." Out came the shark, and the usual Humberto antics, all for the cameras. Humberto says he would call the first raiser, but not the player in the cutoff, and he folds {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}.

The player in late position shows {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}, and the cutoff shows {A-Clubs}{A-Spades}. Humberto is obviously happy with his fold, and thanks the cutoff for "saving me."

But the board brings {A-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{7-Hearts}, and neither player has a heart. (Humberto was heart-less as well.) The two players chop the pot, splitting the 15,000 that Brenes added to it.

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