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
Winner
Winning Hand
88
Prize
$8,250,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$59,784,954
Entries
6,358
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000

Neverwin-Newhizzle Unrest

Mark "Newhizzle" Newhouse posted a week ago on the "Wise Hand Poker" blog that several players owe him money and he's going to try and collect this week.

Over the last half-hour, Newhizzle has been picking on Dustin "Neverwin" Woolf, still in this event, grumbling that Neverwin owes him money. He's even kicked a plastic chip rack in Neverwin's general direction. Right now, Newhizzle is pacing back and forth along the rail like a mountain lion.

Tags: Dustin WoolfMark Newhouse

Mike Sexton Eliminated

Mike Sexton Eliminated
Mike Sexton Eliminated
With his stack looking unhealthy, Mike Sexton pushed from mid-position and was called by Joe Awada on the button. Sexton rolled over {4-Clubs}{A-Clubs} while Awada held {A-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}. The flop came {3-Spades}{5-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}, giving Sexton a double-gutshot draw. However, the {A-Hearts} on the turn and {7-Spades} on the river meant that Sexton will not see Day 2 of this tournament.

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The Jester Works His Magic

Jeff Madsen
Jeff Madsen
Jeff Madsen just won a big pot and increased his chip stack to about 65,000. Madsen had called flop and turn bets holding the nut flush draw. The river didn't bring his flush, but did bring an Ace giving Madsen top pair. He value bet the river and was called. Madsen showed the pair of aces and his opponent mucked.

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Six Million Dollar River?

Like his namesake the six million dollar man, Steve Austin has managed to triumph against tough odds. After limping from under the gun, Austin called an all in bet made by the small blind on a flop of J-3-7. Holding A-J, Austin was in bad shape against the SB's J-7. Another Jack fell on the turn and Austin needed an Ace on the river to win, and . . . in super slow motion . . . an ace on the river duly fell.

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Mark Vos Eliminated

Mark Vos
Mark Vos
Mark Vos got off to an incredibly fast start today, building his stack up to as much as 100,000 at one point, but it was one of those easy come, easy go days for Vos, who was just eliminated from the tournament. Here's how it went down:

Vos made it 2,500 to go from the cutoff and the lone caller was the small blind.

The flop came 8-7-5 with two spades. The small blind checked to Vos who made it 4,000 to go. The small blind, who had Vos covered, moved all-in and Vos made the call.

The small blind showed {A-Spades}{3-Spades} for the nut flush draw, and Vos turned over {Q-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} for top pair. Vos dodged his opponent's outs on the turn, but the {K-Spades} fell on the river, which completed his opponent's flush and ended his tournament run.

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A Cold Deck For Kenny Tran

Kenny Tran
Kenny Tran
Kenny Tran raises to 2,400 from late position. The button calls, as do the blinds. The flop comes {2-Spades}{6-Spades}{9-Hearts}. The blinds check and Tran bets 12,000. The button calls and the blinds pass. It's heads up to the turn. The turn card comes the {10-Spades}. Tran moves all in and the button insta-calls. Tran shows {9-Spades}{5-Spades}, but he's drawing dead to the {A-Spades}{3-Spades} of his opponent.

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