2007 World Series of Poker

Event 1 - $5,000 Mixed Holdem
Day: 1
Event Info

2007 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k2
Prize
$536,287
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
451

Hellmuth Crippled

Phil Hellmuth raised to 2K from middle position and the big blind raised to 3,800. Hellmuth called. The flop was {7-Clubs}{5-Spades}{2-Clubs}. The big blind fired out 6,600 and Hellmuth called. The turn was {7-Hearts}. Big blind bet 12,600 and Hellmuth raised an additional 11,800 to put the big blind all in. The big blind called with {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}. Hellmuth flipped over {J-Spades}{J-Diamonds}. Hellmuth jumped out of his chair, cursed a few times, and got a penalty. The river was {10-Clubs} and Hellmuth was crippled to 9,000.

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Tags: Phil Hellmuth

Matusow Shifts Into a Lower Gear

Matusow has announced that he is no longer playing his A game, or even his B game. No, he says he has dropped all the way down to his F-F-F game. We'll have to wait and see if that leads to F-bombs, fireworks, and the general Mike Matusow freak show.

Tags: Mike Matusow

No-Limit Hold 'em

The game has switched back to no-limit hold 'em, with blinds of 400-800. There are 16 tables remaining, meaning the roughly 160 players remaining have an average chip count of approximately 28,100.

Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 0