Event 28 - $3,000 No Limit Holdem | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-19-2007 15:09 UTC-7

Hand #14

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Hand #14 - Luke Vrable has the button in seat 2, Fineman limps for 20,000 from the small blind, and Holmes checks his option. The flop comes {9-Spades}

, Fineman checks, Holmes bets 30,000, and Fineman folds. Holmes takes the pot.

06-19-2007 15:13 UTC-7

Hand #15 - Ben Fineman has the button in seat 3, Hellmuth raises from late position to 50,000, and Fineman moves all in from the button. Everyone else quickly folds, and the action is back on Hellmuth, who would have his tournament life -- and tying Cloutier's final table record -- on the line if he calls. He thinks for about two minutes, studying Fineman, before he folds. Fineman takes the pot.

06-19-2007 15:15 UTC-7

"It's Getting Spicy Here, Folks"

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Luke Vrable and Perry Friedman are joking with Hellmuth between hands. We can't hear everything, but Vrable turns to his friends on the rail and says, "It's getting spicy here, folks."

06-19-2007 15:20 UTC-7

Hand #16 - Phil Hellmuth Doubles Through Brett Richey

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Hand #16 - Dustin Holmes has the button in seat 4, Hellmuth min-raises to 40,000, Richey moves all in from the big blind, and Hellmuth immediately calls with {A-Clubs}

. Richey shows {7-Diamonds}

, and Hellmuth is a big favorite to double up here.

Phil Ivey yells, "Phil, do you want insurance?" Hellmuth responds, "Yes! I do!" And he jogs over to Ivey in the stands to negotiate. He returns to the table and says to his wife, "Honey! I just insured the hand! If I lose the pot, Ivey has to pay me $90,000!"

The flop comes {K-Diamonds}

, and Richey needs to hit something runner-runner to bust Hellmuth here.

The turn card is the {K-Spades}

, and Richey is drawing dead. The meaningless river card is the {K-Clubs}

, and Hellmuth wins the pot with kings full of aces to double up in chips.

Hellmuth, who was standing while the community cards were shown, takes his seat at the table and proudly says, "There's the rest of the world, and there's me."

06-19-2007 15:24 UTC-7

Hand #17

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Hand #17 - Jason Song has the button in seat 5, and Fineman raises to 60,000, winning the blinds and antes.

06-19-2007 15:25 UTC-7

Hand #18 - Luke Vrable Eliminated in 10th Place ($21,456)

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Hand #18 - Brett Richey has the button in seat 6, Vrable moves all in from middle position, Fineman moves all in over the top, and everyone else folds. Vrable shows {9-Hearts}

, and Fineman shows {Q-Diamonds}

. Vrable will need to improve to stay alive.

The flop comes {A-Clubs}

, and Fineman's queens are still in the lead. The turn card is the {5-Spades}

, the river card is the {7-Spades}

, and Fineman wins the pot.

Luke Vrable is eliminated in tenth place, earning $21,456. The next player eliminated will receive $30,814 for ninth place.

06-19-2007 15:32 UTC-7

Another Record For Phil Hellmuth, Jr.

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T.J. Cloutier is introduced to the crowd as history is made. He holds the record with 39 WSOP Final Table appearances. With Vrable's tenth-place elimination, Phil Hellmuth has just tied him.

Hellmuth walks over to Cloutier in the stands to shake his hands, and Cloutier congratulates him.

06-19-2007 15:33 UTC-7

Hand #19

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Hand #19 - Daniel Corbin has the button in seat 7, Richey raises from the cutoff, winning the blinds and antes.

06-19-2007 15:33 UTC-7

Hand #20

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Hand #20 - Shankar Pillai has the button in seat 8, Fineman raises from early position to 60,000, and Friedman calls from the small blind. The flop comes {9-Diamonds}