. Greenstein bet 1,800 and his opponent called. The 
came on the turn and Greenstein bet 3,500. His opponent folded and Greenstein raked in the pot. Before he mucked his cards, Greenstein showed pocket queens. After the hand, he was up to 55,000.
2007 World Series of Poker
Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem
Day: 1a
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 / 6,358
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. Greenstein bet 1,800 and his opponent called. The came on the turn and Greenstein bet 3,500. His opponent folded and Greenstein raked in the pot. Before he mucked his cards, Greenstein showed pocket queens. After the hand, he was up to 55,000.
"I had A-K versus A-10 and lost. Later, on another hand, I had A-10 on a flop of A-A-5 and my opponent had A-5," Kessler sighed. He's still alive in the tournament and hoping things get better.
on the turn, Brad Garrett faces a bet of 3,000 from his opponent. Garrett holds up his cards -- 
, and says he doesn't know what he should do. Ray Romano walks over, and Garrett asks him what he should do. Romano, understanding the rules of the game, tells Garrett that he can't offer any advice. Unclear as to what to do, Garrett simply calls the bet and opens up his hand on the table. His opponent says, "Okay, I guess we'll check the river."
The river card is the
, and Garrett cheers. His opponent mucks, and Garrett takes the pot. Flush with the adrenaline of victory, Garrett proclaims that he's buying a round of massages for his entire table. But it's not coming out of his pocket, because according to Garrett, "It's on Ray Romano!"
When Romano complains, Garrett jokingly says, "Get out of here, Ray, and go back to your mansion, and your servants, and your jets."
Brodie counted out his stack, and sure enough, it was about 36,000.
, Jeff Madsen bets 41,500, and his opponent thinks for a while before folding 
face up. Tony Ma, sitting at the same table, is dumbfounded, and Madsen takes the pot without showing his cards. Why would someone fold aces in that spot? Was it a strong read, or just the fear of losing to someone in a jester costume?
, a player moves all in for 20,200, Guy Laliberte calls, and another player calls all in. Laliberte shows 
for trip sixes, the short stack shows 
for a flush draw, and the first player shows 
for a flopped full house. The flush draw is drawing dead, and Laliberte needs a jack or a six to win the pot. The last two cards come
, and the pocket fives win the pot. Guy Laliberte drops down to about 7,000 in chips.
