Event 30 - $2,500 No Limit Holdem 6 Handed | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-20-2007 15:06 UTC-8

Hand #15

Hand #15 - Alan Sass has the button in seat 2, Lin raises from the small blind, and Vande-Mheen calls from the big blind. The flop comes {Q-Diamonds}

, Lin checks, Vande-Mheen bets 50,000, and Lin folds. Vande-Mheen takes the pot, and the holecams reveal:

Lin: {6-Hearts}

Vande-Mheen: {K-Hearts}

06-20-2007 15:01 UTC-8

Hand #14

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Hand #14 - Terrence Chan has the button in seat 1, Sass limps from the small blind for 16,000, and Lin checks his option. The flop comes {K-Clubs}

, and both players check. The turn card is the {Q-Diamonds}

, Sass bets 28,000, and Lin folds. Sass takes the pot, and the holecams reveal:

Sass: {K-Spades}

Lin:

06-20-2007 15:01 UTC-8

Hand #13

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Hand #13 - Hoyt Corkins has the button in seat 6, and there is unknown action. (No flop.)

06-20-2007 14:58 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Seat 1 - Terrence Chan - 630,000
Seat 2 - Alan Sass - 511,000
Seat 3 - William Lin - 691,000
Seat 5 - Kelly Vande-Mheen - 244,000
Seat 6 - Hoyt Corkins - 2,073,000

06-20-2007 14:57 UTC-8

Hand #12

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Hand #12 - Kelly Vande-Mheen has the button in seat 5, Lin raises from the cutoff, and Vande-Mheen calls. The flop comes {J-Diamonds}

, Lin moves all in, and Vande-Mheen quickly calls with {K-Spades}

. Lin shows {K-Diamonds}

, and they have identical hands. The last two cards are {6-Spades}

, and it's a chopped pot.

06-20-2007 14:54 UTC-8

Hand #11 - Hoyt Corkins vs. Alan Sass

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Hand #11 - There is a dead button in seat 4, Sass raises from the cutoff to 44,000, and Corkins calls from the big blind. The flop comes {A-Spades}

, Corkins bets 55,000, and Sass calls. The turn card is the {3-Diamonds}

, Corkins bets over 200,000, and Sass calls. The river card is the {9-Hearts}

, Corkins bets 400,000, and Sass calls. Corkins shows {A-Hearts}

for a full house, nines full of aces, and Sass mucks. Corkins takes the pot, and the holecams reveal that Sass had {A-Diamonds}

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06-20-2007 14:49 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Seat 1 - Terrence Chan - 632,000
Seat 2 - Alan Sass - 1,281,000
Seat 3 - William Lin - 718,000
Seat 5 - Kelly Vande-Mheen - 250,000
Seat 6 - Hoyt Corkins - 1,330,000

06-20-2007 14:49 UTC-8

Hand #10 - James Pittman Eliminated in 6th Place ($63,118)

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Hand #10 - William Lin has the button in seat 3, he raises, Pittman moves all in from the small blind for 143,000, and Lin calls with {8-Diamonds}

. Pittman shows {A-Hearts}

, and it's a race situation.

The board comes {7-Hearts}

, and Lin's pocket eights hold up to win the pot.

James Pittman is eliminated in sixth place, earning $63,118. The next player eliminated will receive $96,431 for fifth place.

06-20-2007 14:43 UTC-8

Hand #9

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Hand #9 - Alan Sass has the button in seat 2, Lin raises from the small blind, Pittman moves all in from the big blind, and Lin folds. The holecams reveal:

Lin: {7-Diamonds}