2007 World Series of Poker
Event 22 - $5,000 No Limit Holdem
Day: 2
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versus Mackey's 
. Laak failed to improve on a board of 



and was crippled.On the very next hand, Laak got the rest of his chips against Tex Barch. Laak had

to Barch's 
. The board again was not Laak's friend, coming 



.Phil Laak finishes in 11th place.
13th: Kathy Liebert
14th: Chris Martin
15th: Jason Lee
1 – William McMahon – 870,000 chips
2 – Tex Barch – 272,000
3 – Michael Binger – 485,000
4 – Jan Sorensen – 300,000
5 – Stuart Fox – 800,000
6 – Mike Gracz – 425,000
7 – Karga Holt – 1,200,000
8 – James Mackey – 950,000
9 – Ross Boatman – 295,000
10 – Nick Schulman – 1,150,000


. Schulman leads at it for 60k, and Gracz calls. The turn is the
. Schulman checks, Gracz bets 115,000, and Schulman goes all in. Gracz thinks for a while, but ultimately lays it down. After being re-raised a couple times, and losing this pot, Mike Gracz is down to 135,000 chips.

and Schulman has 
. The flop comes 

. The turn is a
. And the river is . . . wait for it . . . wait for it . . . the
, giving Gracz the nut flush.

and Tex Barch holding 
. The flop and turn brick out, leaving Barch only three aces to win, but the
comes on the river, and Binger is down to 264,000 chips. Barch is up to 620,000.