Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem | 2007 World Series of Poker

07-18-2007 00:04 UTC-7

Hand #148 - Jerry Yang

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Hand #148 - Alex Kravchenko has the button in seat 2, Raymond Rahme raises under the gun to 2.25 million, and Jerry Yang calls from the small blind. The flop comes {A-Hearts}

, Yang checks, Rahme bets 2 million, and Yang calls. The turn card is the {5-Spades}

, and both players check. The river card is the {6-Hearts}

, and both players check.

Yang shows {9-Hearts}

, and Rahme mucks. Jerry Yang wins the pot.

Tags: Jerry Yang Raymond Rahme

07-17-2007 23:59 UTC-7

Hand #147 - Jerry Yang

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Hand #147 - Raymond Rahme has the button in seat 1, Tuan Lam raises under the gun to 2 million, Jerry Yang reraises to 5 million, and Lam folds. Yang takes the pot.

Tags: Jerry Yang Tuan Lam

07-17-2007 23:59 UTC-7

What's a 2 Million Raise?

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Right now, an opening raise of 2 million might become standard among the final four players. That represents 100 starting stacks or 100 entries. Players started on Day 1 with 20,000 in chips.

07-17-2007 23:56 UTC-7

Blinds Increase

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The blinds increase to 300,000-600,000, with a 75,000 ante. Play continues without a break.

Level: 35

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 75,000

07-17-2007 23:55 UTC-7

Hand #146 - Tuan Lam has the button in seat 6, Raymond Rahme raises from the small blind to 2.25 million, Alex Kravchenko reraises from the big blind to 6.25 million, and Rahme goes into the tank.

After about a minute, Rahme stands up to get a closer look at Kravchenko's stack, looking at the far side to make sure there were no small stacks hiding. (It's difficult to see everything from seat #1.)

Rahme eventually folds, and Alex Kravchenko takes the pot.

Tags: Alex Kravchenko Raymond Rahme

07-17-2007 23:53 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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Seat 1 - Raymond Rahme - 23.9 million
Seat 2 - Alex Kravchenko - 20.2 million
Seat 4 - Jerry Yang - 51.275 million
Seat 6 - Tuan Lam - 32.1 million

07-17-2007 23:51 UTC-7

Hand #145 - Tuan Lam

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Hand #145 - Jerry Yang has the button in seat 4, Alex Kravchenko limps under the gun for 500,000, Yang limps from the button, Tuan Lam limps from the small blind, and Raymond Rahme checks his option in the big blind. All four players are in the pot.

The flop comes {7-Spades}

, Lam bets 1 million, and the other three players fold. Tuan Lam takes the pot.

Tags: Alex Kravchenko Jerry Yang Raymond Rahme Tuan Lam

07-17-2007 23:50 UTC-7

Jack Effel - 0 for 2

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Jack Effel, WSOP Tournament Director and Comedian

Tournament Director and final table emcee Jack Effel has told the audience two terribly bad jokes in the last five minutes. The funniest moment came from a heckler who shouted out the punchline for the first joke moments before Effel could deliver the puncline for joke number two.

"OK, I'm firing my writer," said Effel.

07-17-2007 23:47 UTC-7

Hand #144 - Jerry Yang

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Hand #144 - Alex Kravchenko has the button in seat 2, he raises to 1.4 million, Jerry Yang reraises from the small blind to 4.9 million, and Kravchenko folds. Yang takes the pot.

Tags: Alex Kravchenko Jerry Yang