Rehne Pedersen Doubles the Easy Way
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much to the dismay of the button who was dominated with 
. A queen flopped, but Pedersen's aces were still good at showdown. Pedersen is now working with 23,000 in chips.
2007 World Series of Poker
Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2007 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$59,784,954
Entries
6,358
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000
much to the dismay of the button who was dominated with . A queen flopped, but Pedersen's aces were still good at showdown. Pedersen is now working with 23,000 in chips.
The "Dark Checker" Should Be Renamed "Weak Kicker"
. Watkinson bets 5,000, and his opponent calls, and then checks in the dark again.The turn card pairs the board with the
, and Watkinson checks behind the dark check. The river card is the
, and the player known as the Dark Checker bets out for 4,000. Watkinson calls, showing 
for top pair, top kicker, and his opponent mucks, saying he also had an ace. Watkinson won the pot, increasing his stack to 110,000.
Andy Goetsch Eliminated
, Andy was in a race against his opponent's 
. A very short, brutal race.The flop came
to give Andy's opponent quads and dash Andy's hopes. The turn and river gave some small consolation to Andy,
. At least Andy can say he was knocked out holding an ace-high straight.
Chau Giang Has Been Eliminated
of his opponent. Giang was a slight favorite going in, but was drawing dead on the flop when it came out all diamonds. Chau Giang is yet another Day 1c casualty.
Bernard Lee Takes A Small Hit
out there, Bernard called his opponent's all-in bet of 17,500.Bernard had
for an up-and-down staight draw, while his opponent had 
for a set of ducks.The
on the river was no good for Bernard and his stack is back down to less than 40,000.
Amnon Filippi Eliminates Two Players
on the flop put Amnon into the lead, and he kept that lead through the river. Filippi increased his chip stack to about 66,000.
Toto Leonidas Adds To His Stack
, his opponent bets 3,500, Toto Leonidas moves all in for 19,650, and his opponent folds. Leonidas takes the pot, increasing his stack to about 28,000.
Kenna James vs. Amnon Filippi
The flop comes
, and both players check. The turn card is the 
, Filippi checks, and James slowly checks behind him. The river card is the , and Filippi starts sizing up his own chip stack. He says, "You can't check aces all the way down. No way. You have ace-king?" Filippi studies James for a moment and then bets 16,000, leaving himself about 6,500 behind. James looks at Filippi and reluctantly folds, saying, "You hit three queens."
Filippi flashes his cards to someone before he mucks, and James asks the dealer to see the cards. Filippi says it's alright, and the dealer flips over
. Filippi rivered a set. After the hand, Kenna James is down to about 24,000, while Amnon Filippi is up to about 52,500.
Moneymaker Loses Some Chips
. Moneymaker led out for 2,500 and was raised 5,500 more by another player. Moneymaker made the call and the dealer laid down the turn card, 
. Moneymaker checked and his opponent moved all in for 8,000. Moneymaker tossed in his cards and is now down to 18,000 chips.
"Gigabet" On The Go, Eliminates Al Krux
Al Krux:
Darrell "Gigabet" Dicken:
The board ran out
and Al was eliminated.Darrell now has nearly 70,000 in chips.