Event 35 - $1,500 No Limit Holdem | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-23-2007 15:56 UTC-8

Hand #32

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Hand #32 - Ryan Young has the button in seat 7, and Dirksen raises, winning the blinds and antes.

06-23-2007 15:56 UTC-8

Hand #31

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Hand #31 - Paul Cheung has the button in seat 6, Nam Le raises to 95,000, and Trimby calls from the big blind. Both players check all the way down on a board of {7-Clubs}

. Trimby shows {A-Clubs}

, and Nam Le mucks {K-Spades}

. Trimby takes the pot.

06-23-2007 15:56 UTC-8

Hand #30 - Michael Trimby Doubles Through Paul Cheung

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Hand #30 - Dustin Dirksen has the button in seat 5, Trimby moves all in under the gun with {8-Diamonds}

, and Cheung calls from the small blind with {9-Clubs}

. The board comes {Q-Spades}

, and Trimby flops a set of eights to win the pot and double up in chips.

06-23-2007 15:48 UTC-8

Hand #29

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Hand #29 - John Esposito has the button in seat 3, and Young and Dirksen see a flop of {J-Clubs}

. Dirksen bets, Young moves all in, and Dirksen folds. The holecams reveal:

Dirksen: {Q-Diamonds}

Young:

06-23-2007 15:47 UTC-8

Hand #28

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Hand #28 - Nam Le has the button in seat 2, Esposito limps from the small blind for 40,000 with {A-Diamonds}

, and Dirksen reraises from the small blind to 125,000 with {9-Hearts}

. Esposito channels Crocodile Dundee as he says, "That's not a raise. This is a raise." Esposito moves all in, and Dirksen folds. Esposito takes the pot.

06-23-2007 15:44 UTC-8

Hand #27

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Hand #27 - Darren Glenn has the button in seat 1, and everyone folds to Esposito, giving him a walk in the big blind.

06-23-2007 15:43 UTC-8

Hand #26 - Michael Trimby Doubles Through Dustin Dirksen

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Hand #26 - Raj Jain has the button in seat 9, and Trimby is all in preflop with {A-Clubs}

against Dirksen's {J-Diamonds}

. The board comes {K-Diamonds}

, and Dirksen flops a pair of jacks to take the lead, before Trimby rivers a pair of aces to win the pot and double up to about 230,000 in chips.

06-23-2007 15:40 UTC-8

Hand #25 - Raj Jain Doubles Through Michael Trimby

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Hand #25 - Michael Trimby has the button in seat 8, Dirksen limps for 40,000, Trimby moves all in from the button, Jain calls all in from the small blind, and Dirksen folds. Trimby shows {A-Hearts}

, but he's dominated by Jain's {A-Diamonds}

.

The board comes {Q-Hearts}

, and Jain's pocket aces hold up to win the pot. Jain doubles up to 785,000 in chips, while Trimby is crippled down to just 65,000.

06-23-2007 15:38 UTC-8

Blinds Increase

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The players return from break to increased blinds of 20,000-40,000, with a 5,000 ante. Everyone is seated and ready to go, so it's time to shuffle up and deal!

Level: 20

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000