Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 100
2007 World Series of Poker
Event 28 - $3,000 No Limit Holdem
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2007 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$2,282,520
Entries
827
Level
22
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Hellmuth Makes a Great Call Right Before the Break
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, Phil Hellmuth checked and his opponent bet 9,000 from the button. Hellmuth went into the tank for quite some time, all the while talking to his opponent trying induce some extra info. Before deciding to move all-in for his last 3,800, he announced that he thinks his opponent had A-K or A-Q. His opponent called, showing
. Hellmuth tables 
and the turn comes a 
giving his opponent some additional outs, but the river was the 
, giving Hellmuth the checkmark.Phil's chip stack is now at 35,600. After the hand, Hellmuth said, "This is why I make the big bucks."
15-Minute Break
Gordon Doubles Up
and was called by an opponent who held pocket queens.The
flop gave Phil four additional outs, after which he called out, "Ten!" Sure enough, the 
fell on the turn, giving Phil a jack-high straight. The river was an irrelevant 
and the double up brought Phil's total chip count to 25,000.
Bracelets are Tough to Come By
"I read about those days... When you could just go to Wal-Mart and pick up a bracelet... back when there were like 14 people and they all sat around and voted on it."
Noah Boeken Eliminated
You Can Never Get Your Fill of Phil
Phil Hellmuth limped into a pot UTG, the small blind called and the big blind rapped the table. The flop came
and the small blind made a pot-sized bet. The big blind folded and Phil called.Both players checked on the turn,
, and the small blind checked again when the river brought the . Phil tossed out three light blue 500 chips and his opponent called."Pocket queens," Phil said. His opponent took one last look at his cards before throwing them into the muck.
"I knew he had a six, so I value bet... that's why I'm the champ," Phil added after the hand. "If he's bluffing I call, if he has the nine, I fold. That's what I've been doing all day."
Like him or not, he never fails to entertain.
Play Has Begun, But Not All Dealers Are Thinking About the Game
Marquee Matchups
Table 19:
Phil Hellmuth
Nick Frangos
Table 17:
John Phan
Steve Dannenmann
Table 13:
Ben Roberts
Jeff Madsen
Phil Laak
Table 1:
Mimi Tran
Sorel Mizzi
Table 2:
Phil Gordon
Jamie Gold
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100