2007 World Series of Poker

Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem
Day: 1b
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

The Second Bust Out of Day 1b

One player raises, and gets four callers. Five players see a flop of K-Q-4 with two spades. The original raiser bets 1,000, another player raises to 3,500, and the raiser calls. (The other three players fold.)

The turn card is the {9-Spades}, putting three spades on the board. Unfortunately, we don't know how the action went on the turn.

The river card pairs the board with another Q, so the board is K-Q-4-9-Q with three spades. There's a lot of potential on that board.

On the river, both players get all their money in the pot. The original raiser excitedly says, "Top pair" and shows K-J offsuit. He has two pair, kings and queens, with a jack kicker. The other player says, "Full house," and shows 4-4 for fours full of queens.

The player with K-J missed being the first bustout by about a minute.

Pocket Kings Not Good to John Phan

John Phan found himself looking down at pocket kings and probably felt pretty good. Unfortunately, his pocket kings didn't hold up. He only invested 350, so it could have been worse. Based on some of the early eliminations, you can tell the difference between the pros and the amateurs. Phan lost the minimum with pocket kings when other players are busting out with K-J.

Tags: John Phan

Roland De Wolfe Bluffed Out of a Big Pot

The under-the-gun player limps for 100, a middle position player raises to 350, Roland De Wolfe calls, and the under-the-gun player calls. The flop comes {Q-Spades}{10-Hearts}{2-Hearts}, it's checked to De Wolfe, who bets 600. The under-the-gun player folds, and the original raiser calls. The turn card is the {5-Diamonds}, his opponent checks, De Wolfe bets 2,000, his opponent raises to 6,000, and De Wolfe calls. The river card pairs the board with the {2-Spades}, and De Wolfe's opponent bets 7,000. De Wolfe folds, giving the pot (worth over 14,000) to the other player.

De Wolfe's opponent shows {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts} as he collects the pot, apparently proud of his bluff.

If it hasn't been obvious so far, there are a lot of minefields to avoid out there in the early levels of Day One.

Tags: Roland De Wolfe

John Juanda Taking His Time

John Juanda raised it up 75 from under the gun and two players called. The flop came {J-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}. Juanda bet out 600. One of his opponents raised it 1,500 more and that was good enough to take down the pot. Juanda and the player in the big blind both folded.

Tags: John Juanda

Joe Hachem Makes an Entrance

Joe Hachem
Joe Hachem
Located in the middle of the room, table 35 was not set up at the start of play, as it was moved to the ESPN feature table. The players happily made the trek to the TV table, but there was one seat that remained conspicously empty and players were left guessing why it was they had been relocated.

That seat has just been filled by 2005 Champion Joe Hachem.

Tags: Joe Hachem

Prepared for Ten-Player Tables, but Playing With Nine

Today's tables were prepared with ten chip stacks, but only nine players have been seated at each. About half an hour after play began, one of the tournament officials announced to the dealers, "Put the [seat] ten stacks in the well. Do not put the seat cards out."

Harrah's was apparently ready for more players, just in case. I think most players would rather play ten-handed than be seated in the poker tent.

Costly Flop

On a flop of {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}, Robert Cheung and his opponent raised one another until Cheung was all-in. Cheung turned over {A-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} while his opponent showed {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}. His opponent failed to improve and was left with only 400 in chips while Cheung is up to 35,600.

Tags: Robert Cheung

Table 37 Breaks ... Quickly Followed by Table 43

Paul Wasicka
Paul Wasicka
Assistant Tournament Director Bill Bruce informs the players at Table 37 (including Kathy Liebert, Paul Wasicka, and Corey Cheresnick) that theirs is the first table to break today. Liebert asks, "Don't you go in number order?" Bruce informs them that Tables 37 and 43 are the first to break, because ESPN needs the room in that area to set up their large crane camera for some high-angle shots of the room.

A few minutes later, Table 43 (with Justin Bonomo) breaks as well, and ESPN begins setting up their camera.