and was called by an opponent with 
. The board ran out 
and Gale was eliminated.
2007 World Series of Poker
Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem
Day: 1c
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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and was called by an opponent with . The board ran out and Gale was eliminated.
, Phil Gordon shows 10-x for trip tens. But Jason Alexander got the best of him in the worst possible way -- his 5-5 rivered a full house to win the pot. The owner of Vandelay Industries is up to 34,050, while Gordon is down to 22,350.
and both players checked. The turn was the 
. Hachem bet 1,600, the button raised to 3,600 and Hachem called. The river was the 
and both players checked again. Hachem turned over 
for a set of fives while the button showed 
He had 20,000 after the hand. On the very next deal, Hachem raised UTG to 2,200 and the same player, now sitting in the cutoff, called all in. Hachem turned over A-A while his opponent showed K-T. The flop was a doozy for Hachem-- A-6-6 giving him a full house. The turn was a K and the river was a T, giving his opponent two pair, too late.
Hachem's stack currently sits at 25,000.
Allen Cunningham was heads-up against a single opponent. On the turn, the opponent made it 5,000 to go when Cunningham made a min-raise to 10,000. The raise was big enough to put the opponent all-in and he made the call. Cunningham showed
for a fullhouse while his opponent showed A-Q. The player was eliminated and Cunningham is up to 45,500.
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Day 1a: 1,287
Day 1b: 1,545
Day 1c: 1,743
Day 1d: ???
There are currently 4,575 entrants who have played at this point. They are expecting another 1,600+ players on the final flight scheduled on Monday. That would bring the totals past 6,000 for this year's WSOP. It's not as many as the record setting main event from 2006, but it's more than 2005 when Joe Hachem won.
Here are the official number of entrants since 2000:
2006: 8,773
2005: 5,619
2004: 2,576
2003: 839
2002: 631
2001: 613
2000: 512
, Men "The Master" Nguyen called a 2,500 bet from an opponent on the turn. The river was the and both players checked. Men's opponent showed 
and Men replied, "I wanted to see a diamond and then it's all you can eat, baby!"Men had disappeared earlier in the tournament, but returned well before the last break. After the hand, Men is down to 11,700 in chips.
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