Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem Day 1d | 2007 World Series of Poker

07-09-2007 23:08 UTC-7

Gavin Doubles Up Other Player

[user38971]

Flop: 7-4-3

Gavin Smith called a short stack's all-in on the flop. Smith's opponent showed {9-Spades}

while Smith showed {7-Hearts}

. The turn was a king, as was the river, and Smith's opponent survived the all-in. After the hand, Smith is down to 57,000.

Tags: Gavin Smith

07-09-2007 23:06 UTC-7

Did we say David "The Dragon" Pham won a nice pot with trip fives? That's quite a feat as "The Dragon" played two days ago. No, it was John "The Razor" Phan who won that pot. Different great player with a different great nickname.

So, JOHN PHAN, holding {8-Diamonds}

, hit trips on a {9-Hearts}

. His opponent held pocket Sixes and all the money went in on the flop. And that pot pushed John Phan's stack up to 31,000.

Tags: John Phan

07-09-2007 22:54 UTC-7

Interesting Note

[user38368]

Two hundred and twenty players were lost during that last level -- almost two players a minute. There are 1,058 players remaining.

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

07-09-2007 22:53 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal!

[user38368]

07-09-2007 22:42 UTC-7

Vinnie Vinh's Chair Loses More

[user38368]

Vinnie Vinh's empty seat is down to 27,225.

Tags: Vinnie Vinh

07-09-2007 22:40 UTC-7

McLean's Threes Not Larger than Life

[user38368]

Board:

Just before the break, A.J. "Backstreet Boy" McLean raises to 1,900 in the cutoff, and the big blind calls. On the flop, the big blind checks. McLean bets 3,500, and the big blind check-raises to 8,050 all in. McLean calls, having him covered, and shows {3-Spades}

. The big blind has {4-Hearts}

. McLean is down to 25,000.

Tags: A.J. McLean

07-09-2007 22:36 UTC-7

Break Time

[user38368]

Players are on a 20-minute break.

Tags: An eerily empty Amazon Room

07-09-2007 22:35 UTC-7

Some Creativity

[user37786]

From early position, Jimmy Dahlquist limped into the pot . . . which is often an ominous sign. Limping from early position? Hmm. The limping came to an end when a player in late position raised to 2,000 and the big blind popped it up to 7K.

That's when Dahlquist came over the top of them all with a 12K re-raise. In nature, this kind of behavior normally signifies "I HAVE ACES." The late position player folded his tent but the big blind chose to call.

The flop came 8-7-8, the big blind moved all-in for his last 20K, and Dahlquist called. The big blind turned over pocket Queens, and Dahlquist turned over Ace...Eight. That most fortuitous flop gave Dahlquist trips and the pot, which put him up to 88,000 in chips.

Tags: Jimmy Dahlquist