2007 World Series of Poker

Event 25 - $2,000 No Limit Holdem
Day: 1
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Event Info
2007 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♥q♥
Prize
$599,467
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,000
Prize Pool
$2,946,580
Entries
1,619
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
Players Left 1 / 1,619
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Mark Seif Rolling

With his stack now up to 33,800, Mark Seif is running hot - and running away from the field. Mark called a shortish stack's all in with {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}. His opponent shows {A-Hearts}{8-Hearts}, but gets no love from the board, and Mark Seif is stakcing chips left and right.

Seif on his bets - "I got 100k against JC [Tran] winning a bracelet, and $25k against Lindgren. If either of those guys make the final table, I'm not playing in the event that day. I'll show up in the crowd, bring the clappers - you name it!"

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A Chip and Chair

It's not a good feeling when you flop top pair, move in for the rest of your chips . . . and have your opponent insta-call with two Aces. The board blanks out and you're done. Finished. Kaput.

That unhappy scenario just played out at a table right in front of us. The player in the one seat saw his dreams crushed by those Aces and turned to walk out of the room. "Whoa! Whoaaaa!!" several players said before he got two feet. After the dealer sorted out the pot he had a single, solitary black chip to play with. Well, Jack Strauss was down to a single chip back in 1982, and he went on to win the World Championship. In fact, the huge poster of Strauss' grinning face is staring down at us from the Ring of Champions. Chip and a chair. Not the best situation to find yourself in, but still better than the rail.

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Humberto Brenes' "Shark" Smells a Bluff

A player bet out 650 from the cut-off, and Humberto Brenes called from the button. The {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} came on the flop, and both players checked. The turn was the {9-Spades}, the cut-off bet 700 and Brenes called. An {8-Clubs} came on the river and the player in the cut-off bet 1,500. Brenes smiled and held his shark. I call, and Brenes turned over J-9 for two pair. His opponent showed K-10 before he mucked his cards. Guess that proves Humberto's shark can smell a bluff from a mile away (or at least across the table).

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You Cannot Stop Mark Seif . . .

You can only hope to contain him.

Mark Seif made it 1,000 from the cutoff, and Greg Mueller called all in for less with 675. Another player in late position called, and we were off to the flop. The flop came {A-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{3-Spades}. Seif checked, the player in late position moved in, and Seif called with....A set of Aces {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}.

Mark Seif is up to 42,000 chips, and Greg Mueller is out of the tournament.

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