2007 World Series of Poker

Event 53 - $1,500 Limit Holdem Shootout
Day: 2
Event Info

2007 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$217,438
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$982,800
Entries
720
Level Info
Level
7
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
0

Hand #259 - Ram Vaswani

Hand #259 - Ram Vaswani has the button, he raises to 60,000, and Ward calls. The flop comes {Q-Clubs}{4-Spades}{3-Spades}, Ward checks, Vaswani bets 30,000, Ward raises to 60,000, and Vaswani calls. The turn card is the {7-Hearts}, Ward bets 60,000, and Vaswani calls. The river card is the {5-Clubs}, Ward bets 60,000, Vaswani raises to 120,000, and Ward calls with {A-Spades}{2-Spades} for the five-high straight. But Vaswani shows {6-Hearts}{3-Hearts} for the seven-high straight to win the pot.

Hand #257 - Ram Vaswani

Hand #257 - Ram Vaswani has the button. After a flop of {9-Hearts}{4-Spades}{3-Diamonds}, Ward bets 30,000, and Vaswani calls. The turn card is the {3-Spades}, Ward checks, Vaswani bets 60,000, Ward raises to 120,000, and Vaswani calls. The river card is the {A-Diamonds}, Ward bets 60,000, and Vaswani calls. Ward taps the table as he shows {7-Diamonds}{5-Spades} for seven high, and Vaswani shows {6-Clubs}{3-Hearts} for trip threes. Ram Vaswani wins the pot.

Hand #255 - Anh Van Nguyen Eliminated in 3rd Place ($83,538)

Hand #255 - Anh Van Nguyen has the button in seat 4, he raises to 60,000, and Vaswani calls from the big blind. The flop comes {A-Spades}{6-Clubs}{5-Clubs}, Vaswani checks, Van Nguyen bets 30,000, Vaswani raises to 60,000, and Van Nguyen calls. The turn card is the {8-Diamonds}, Vaswani bets 60,000, Van Nguyen moves all in for 110,000 with {A-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} for two pair, aces and sixes. Vaswani shows {K-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for a flush draw, and he'll need to improve to bust Van Nguyen here.

The river card is the {7-Clubs}, and Vaswani wins the pot with a king-high flush. Van Nguyen is eliminated in third place, earning $83,538.

Tags: Anh Van Nguyen

Level: 7

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 0

Hand #254 - Andrew Ward

Hand #254 - Ram Vaswani has the button in seat 8. With the board showing {A-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{3-Diamonds} on the turn, Ward bets 40,000, and Vaswani calls. The river card is the {J-Clubs}, and both players check. Ward shows {K-Clubs}{7-Spades} for a pair of sevens, and Vaswani mucks. Andrew Ward takes the pot.