2007 World Series of Poker

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

2007 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
8♣8♦
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
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Layne Flack Busts a Player

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[user24788]
Matt Vengrin raised 250. Layne Flack called. Andrew Scott raised to 750. Vengrin folded. Flack called. The flop was {J-Spades}{8-Spades}{7-Spades} and Flack didn't even get a chance to act and Scott moved all in. Flack called.

Scott: {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}
Flack: {K-Spades}{9-Spades}

The turn was the {8-Hearts} and the river was the {4-Clubs}. Flack's flush held up as Scott headed to the rail after getting his Queens cracked. Flack is now up to 40,000.

Tags: Layne Flack

Alfonse D'Amato - Fighting for Poker Player's Rights

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[user10554]
From left to right: TD Jack Effel, former Senator Alfonse D'Amato, and WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack
From left to right: TD Jack Effel, former Senator Alfonse D'Amato, and WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack
The traditional "Shuffle up and deal" was given by former senator Alfonse D'Amato, who has become a very important figure in the poker world since he was appointed as chairman of the Poker Players Alliance late last year.

The Poker Players Alliance is an organization that is fighting for the rights of poker players in Washington, D.C., particularly in regards to the legalities of online gaming.

D'Amato gave a short speech for the cause, asking players "Shouldn't online poker be legal?" The crowd cheered back at him, and then he said, "Shuffle up and deal 'em!"

PokerNews Video has a scheduled interview with D'Amato either today or tomorrow. Be sure to check it out as soon as it's posted.

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iPhone Officially Banned

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[user38971]
Nolan just made an announcement to the tournament floor that although the iPhones are "pretty cool devices", since they can be used as a cell phone they are now officially not allowed. Players are not allowed to have them out at their tables. We reported yesterday that they were allowed as long as the earphones were not jacked in, but according to Nolan's announcement they are officially not allowed.

Chip Reese up to 31K

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[user24788]
Chip Reese raised 300 and Pranav Bathija called. The flop was {K-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{8-Hearts}. Reese fired out 600 and Bathija raised to 1,500. Reese called. The turn was the {4-Diamonds}. Reese check-called a 2,500 bet from Bathija. The river was the {J-Clubs}. Reese bet 6,000 and Bathija called. Reese showed {A-Clubs}{4-Clubs} for a flush and Bathija mucked.

Reese increased his stack to 31K.

Tags: Chip Reese

Early and Unofficial Numbers

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[user10554]
The early (and unofficial) number of entrants today is 1,772, but registration will be open for another half hour.

That sets the tentative total number of players at 6,347 or so -- more than in 2005, but less than in 2006. Given the conditions of the post-UIGEA poker world, that's a pretty impressive number.

The Snake

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[user24788]
Ken "Snake" Norman is among the former athletes playing in the WSOP. Norman went to Illinois and was a first-round draft pick (19th overall) by the L.A. Clippers in the 1987 NBA Draft. He played ten seasons for the Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks. He averaged 18.1 points in the 1987-88 season for the Clippers.

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Notables in the Field

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[user25067]
Starting off their Main Event today are Daniel Negreanu, Chip Reese, Ralph Perry, Ed Moncada, Theo Jorgenson, Padraig Parkinson, Dan Nelson, Van Marcus, David Chiu, Maria Ho, Brett "Gank" Jungblut, Young Phan, "Syracuse" Chris Tsiprailidis, Alan Boston, Brad Booth, Jeff Cabanillas, Christian Grundtvig, Leif Force and Doug "Rico" Carli.
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