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 / 6358
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"At least I went out with Pocket Kings," the 'American Pie' star said with a smile as ESPN cameras followed her out the door.
"When you lose a 10,000 pot... it's time to start dancing!" he quipped with a smile.
, Phil Gordon checks, Jason Alexander bets 800, the player in the cutoff raises to 2,000, and Phil Gordon nonchalantly tosses in 6,000 without saying a word. Jason Alexander looks at Gordon and asks, "Really? Six thousand?" Alexander wants to make sure Gordon didn't accidentally bet too many chips before he folds.
The player in the cutoff thinks for a long time before he finally calls. The turn card is the
, and Gordon moves all in for 9,575. His opponent calls with 
for top pair, top kicker. Gordon flips over 
and calmly says, "You're drawing dead." The meaningless river card is the 
, and the other player is eliminated. Phil Gordon is now up to about 34,000 in chips.
"What's the matter, Mike? Don't like the nuts?"
"He started it with me," Mike responded. "Everyone here saw it. He actually punched me when I tried to grab him."
After the tournament staff moved T.J. Cloutier to Mike's table, Mike said, "TJ! You missed it! I just tackled Mr. Peanut! I don't know how I couldn't take him down..."
Winner of Round 2: Mr. Peanut
. One player pushes all in, and the other calls. One player has 
for an overpair, while the other has 
for two pair. But the board brought the
, putting an eight-high straight flush on the board to chop the pot. Amazingly, the players tried to prove their superiority over the hand. The player with pocket queens said that the straight flush on the board was a bad beat for him, because he was the favorite. The other player said, "Favorite? I had two pair!" "I meant I was the *preflop* favorite ..."
, Jennifer Tilly bet 5,000 and her opponent moved all in for 30,000. After a long think, Tilly folded, saving her last 8,500. "Good laydown," remarked her opponent as he flashed 7-7 for a set.
"I'm like Phil Hellmuth," Tilly replied. "I can dodge bullets, except I only have one bracelet. I folded two pair. I have a goal -- that is to make it to Day 2."
What's the deal with that?
It turns out that some players pre-registered for the tournament, but never completed the registration process by showing up in person and showing your ID along with a few other things.
Bo D. Ho apparently never completed his registration, so his chips (whatever is left after 1 1/2 levels of blinds) are being removed from play.
