2007 World Series of Poker

Event 47 - $2,000 No Limit Holdem
Day: 1
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Event Info

2007 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♣j♦
Prize
$707,898
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,000
Prize Pool
$3,709,160
Entries
2,038
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
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Emotional Roller Coaster

[user38449]
[user38449]
Just two tables away from our Poker News workspace, an unknown player gave us a demonstration of the whirlwind of emotions that the game of poker often forces on us.

The guy was wearing a "World Series of Poker" hat backwards and a green "Player" shirt; he looked like your typical poker enthusiast, excited to be playing in a WSOP event.

Our hero was dealt pocket aces, and we all know how the blood starts pumping faster as the adrenaline rush begins when we look down at aces. He got all of his money in on a flop of {Q-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{K-Spades}, and was up against two opponents -- one held {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}, and the other happened to be tournament pro Randy Jensen, who held {K-Hearts}{5-Hearts}.

When the cards were turned up, our man was thrilled to see that he was ahead, but when the {K-Clubs} fell on the turn, he let out a very loud, "Oh, Christ!!" as he threw his arms up in the air in shock, while gaining the attention of several nearby tables.

Suddenly, a loud "YEAAAAHHH!" burst through the room, as our hero spiked one of the two remaining aces in the deck to retake the lead and win the hand.

Whoever said poker was no fun to watch?

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Clonie Gowen Eliminated

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[user38449]
Clonie Gowen
Clonie Gowen
Facing a preflop raise and one caller, Clonie Gowen decided it was time to make a move and shoved all in for approximately 11,000 more. The original raiser mucked, but the other player in the hand made the call and turned over {7-Spades}{7-Hearts}; Clonie showed {A-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}.

The board filled out {5-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{2-Clubs} {2-Diamonds} {10-Clubs} bringing no help to Clonie and she was eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Clonie Gowen

Facts and Figures

[user22113]
[user22113]
Officially we had 2,038 entrants in this event with approximately 480 remaining. The players are vying for a first-place payout of just over $700,000.

Poker Karma?

[user22113]
[user22113]
After cracking aces twice already in this tournament, Young Phan has just had his aces cracked. His opponent had pocket eights and and flopped a set.

Noah Boeken on the Move

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[user22113]
Noah raised from early position to 1,600 and was called by both the cutoff and the button. The flop came{9-Spades}{3-Spades}{9-Clubs} and Noah bet out 6,000. The cutoff moved all in for 2K more and Noah called after the button got out of the way. The cutoff showed pocket kings and Noah showed {Q-Spades}{10-Spades} for a flush draw. The {A-Spades} on the turn made Noah 100 percent to win and he has moved his stack up over 44K.
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