2007 World Series of Poker
Event 15 - $1,500 No Limit Holdem
Day: 2
Taylor Douglas Doubles Up
Phil Hellmuth = 1M
Level: 19
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
Recent Eliminations: Places 16-18 ($24,383)
16 - Stuart Kemble
17 - Shannon Eastin
18 - Drew Litsch
Jim Ahquist Eliminated in 15th Place ($27,980)
Stuart Kemble Eliminated in 16th Place
Stuart Kemble:
Andy Philachack:
Matthew LaGarde:
The flop was . The turn was and the river was the . Andy Philachack nearly tripled up to 908. Matthew LaGarde was crippled while Stuart Kemble headed to the rail in 16th place.
Shannon Eastin Eliminated in 17th Place
Phil Hellmuth raised to 55,000 and Ut Nguyen moved all in for close to 200,000 from the cutoff. Shannon Eastin called all in from the button for 117,000. Hellmuth stood up, in typical "Poker Brat" fashion and lectured the other players for a few minutes explaining how he's a great player and why he's going to fold his hand. He then folded face-up. Nguyen flipped over the while Eastin tabled the .
Hellmuth folded the best hand preflop and it would only have improved from there. The flop was and Hellmuth squirmed in agony.
"I would have flopped a set and busted you both!" he said.
The turn was the and the river was the . Nguyen won the pot as Eastin headed to the rail in 17th place.