2007 World Series of Poker

Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem
Day: 6
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Event Info

2007 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
8♣8♦
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

Off To A Great Start

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Lee Childs, chip leader at today's Feature Table, decided to only play in two WSOP events this year. He also played in two last year, but this is his first year in attendance at the Main Event. He was in good form going into the Main Event as he previously won a tournament at Caesar's and a $10,000 buy-in for a tournament in October.

Back home, Lee is the Vice President of Application Development (a computer software company) for a division of National Geographic. He decided to take two months off of work to see what his possibilities were in developing as a poker player.

His father is here from North Carolina to cheer Lee on from the stands. Mike Sexton, who lived in North Carolina and is familiar with Lee, phoned the Childs this morning to wish Lee luck. Lee asked Mike if there was any advice he could pass on, to which Mike responded, "Just keep doing what you've been doing and keep away from the big stacks, unless you've got the nuts."

As our reporter was speaking to Lee's father, Lee won the first hand of the day, eliminating Hoa Nguyen and is now up to nine million in chips. After the hand, Lee rushed immediately to his father, gave him a high-five, and went back to his seat. He's off to a great start today.