, Kravchenko checks, Yang bets 600,000, and Kravchenko folds. Jerry Yang takes the pot.
2007 World Series of Poker
Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem
Day: 7
Event Info
2007 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$59,784,954
Entries
6,358
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000
Players Left 1 / 6358
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, Kravchenko checks, Yang bets 600,000, and Kravchenko folds. Jerry Yang takes the pot.
Alex Kravchenko doubled up on Hand #58 against chipleader Jerry Yang which pleased his railbirds who sang something in Russian.
Yang didn't waste any time when he won a 3 million pot on the next hand.
Jon Kalmar moved all in on Hand #60 and Raymond Rahme made the call which excited his contingency of friends and family from South Africa. It was another race with Rahme's Jacks up against Kalmar's Big Slick. They were trying to shout over Kalmar's railbirds who were asking for an Ace or a King. When his Jacks held up, Rahme's railbirds went nuts and started chanting his name while swaying back and forth.
Rahme shows
, and Kalmar shows 
. It's a race situation. Kalmar needs to improve to stay alive. The flop comes
, and Rahme retains the lead with his pocket pair. The turn card is the
, and Kalmar needs an ace or a king on the river to survive. The river card is the
, and Raymond Rahme wins the pot with two pair, jacks and threes, increasing his stack to 29.89 million. The South African fans in the crowd go wild, and they break into song once again. Jon Kalmar is eliminated in fifth place, earning $1,255,069. The next player eliminated will receive $1,852,721 for fourth place.
, Yang bets 3 million, and Lam folds. Jerry Yang takes the pot.
Kravchenko shows
, and Yang shows 
. Kravchenko is in a dominant position to double up here. The flop comes
, and Kravchenko retains the lead with his ace. The turn card is the
, and Yang needs a jack to bust Kravchenko here. The river card is the
, and the Russians cheer from the stands as Alex Kravchenko doubles up with his ace high to 9.78 million.
"Is this money going to South Africa?" final table announcer Brooks Turk asked the crowd. "Is this money going to Russia? Is this money going to England? Is this money going to Canada? Is this money going to stay here in America? There's $8 million up for grabs. Who's going to win it?"
The bricks of cash are real money representing $8.25 million. It's not fake money or TV money. The bricks are $100 bills wrapped around the outside of $1 bills. The Rio does that for security reasons. But that is real money you will see poured out on the table once action reaches heads up.
