2007 World Series of Poker

Event 4 - $1,500 Pot Limit Holdem
Day: 2
Event Info
2007 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$252,290
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,066,065
Entries
781
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 781
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Johnny Mack Triples Up With the Worst Hand

Sick hand here. Marco Traniello raised to 24,000 and Bill McNamara raised to 72,000. Before they could figure out if he was covered John MacCarthy announced all-in. It turned out he had exactly 1,000 less than McNamara, and once that was straightened out Traniello called. Here are the hands they showed down

Traniello: JJ
McNamara: KK
MacCarthy: A7

The flop of {3-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{8-Spades} kept McNamara in the lead, but MacCarthy hit an Ace on the turn and that held up to give him the pot and the triple-up.

McNamara thought he only had a single yellow chip left, but it was pointed out that he'd won another yellow chip from Traniello in the side pot since his kings beat Marco's jacks. "I've got two chips, can I have two chairs?" he quipped.

Tags: Bill McNamaraJohn MacCarthyMarco Traniello

Nick Binger Doubles Up Through Gavin Smith

Nick Binger raised to 25,000 and Gavin Smith called in the big blind. They checked the {3-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{8-Clubs} flop, but when the {2-Spades} hit on the turn, fireworks.

Smith bet the pot, 54,000. Binger took a long, long, LONG time deciding what to do. He separated out the amount needed to call, thought it over some more, looked at the chips he'd have left, thought it over some more, and then raised an additional...seven thousand.

Smith picked up his cards and faked tossing them in the muck, as if he'd refuse to call such a tiny raise, and turned over {K-Spades}{Q-Spades}. Binger had A-K and when Smith didn't catch a Queen he doubled up.

Tags: Gavin SmithNick Binger

Level: 15

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 0