Shirley Williams
A player in middle position made it 3,000 to go and Shirley Williams, in the cutoff, made the call as well as the big blind.
Flop:
All three players checked the flop and the turn brought the . Shirley led out on the turn for 5,000 and only the player in the middle position made the call. The river was the and both players checked the possible flush. Shirley showed while her opponent showed pocket twos. After the hand, Shirley is up to 86,000.
Todd Phillips limped in from middle position, the cutoff raised to 4,200, Phillips moved all in and the cutoff called. Phillips turned over while his opponent tabled . The flop was , pairing Phillips' queen and giving him the lead. The turn was the , the river was the , and Phillips dragged another huge pot.
After the hand, the "Old School" and "Road Trip" director's stack was up to nearly 250,000.
Vandy Krouch limps from middle position for 1,200, Jared 'Waco Kid' Hamby limps from the cutoff, and the big blind folds.
When the small blind folded, Krouch says he saw one of the cards, and it was a non-face high black card, something like the ten or eight of spades. The players ask if he's sure, and he's not 100%. The card goes into the muck with the rest.
The flop comes , and Hamby asks Krouch, "Are you sure it was a spade and not a club? It's important."
All three players check the flop.
The turn card is the , the big blind bets 2,200, Krouch calls, and Hamby folds.
The river card pairs the board with the , the big blind checks, Krouch reaches for chips to make a bet, and the big blind folds. Vandy Krouch takes the pot, increasing his stack to about 104,000.
Johnny Lodden
With a short stack, Norway's Johnny Lodden moved all in for his last 12,000. He was called by a player with . Lodden flipped over . The flop was . Lodden was ahead with a full house. The turn was the and the river was the . Lodden increased his stack to 27,000.
PokerNews snagged WSOP Player of the Year and double-bracelet winner Tom Schneider on break from day 2a of the Main Event. We got to chat with Tom about the added pressure of going into the Main Event as Player of the Year, waiting for hands at his passive table, and what the 2007 POY award means to him.
Steve Seidman was all-in with pocket tens against pocket sevens. With his tournament life at stake, Seidman was devastated when a seven fell on the flop. But, should it have been there? The dealer accidentally dealt a four-card flop, and Seidman called the floor for a ruling on what to do about the flop. When the floor staff arrived, everyone at the table pointed out that it was quite obvious that the seven was part of the three-card flop, regardless of the dealer's mistake.
However, it was ruled for the cards to be reshuffled and a new flop dealt, much to the dislike of the player holding pocket sevens.
Against many odds, a seven was again dealt on the flop. But there's a catch yet again, as this flop contained two clubs. Seidman went on to catch running clubs to compliment his and survive his all-in
Coincidence? Destiny? Or just pure odds? You do the math.
David Einhorn raises to 3,500, his opponent reraises to 13,000, Einhorn moves all in for 30,500, and his opponent calls with . Einhorn shows , and it's a race situation.
The board comes , and Einhorn wins the pot with two pair, kings and fives, doubling up to about 63,000 in chips.
At Table 55 the player in the 9 seat wanted the player in the 5 seat to rearrange his chip stacks.
Why?
Because his opponent's chips were bringing him bad luck.
We're not kidding.
He went so far as to ask the floor to rule on it, and was advised that, no, a player can't be ordered to re-arrange his stacks because they're bringing another player bad luck.
With over 40,000 in the pot on the flop, the big blind checked, and Sabyl Cohen moved all in for her remaining 10,000 from the button. After a long think, the big blind mucked his cards and Cohen dragged a huge pot.
. Shirley led out on the turn for 5,000 and only the player in the middle position made the call. The river was the 
and both players checked the possible flush. Shirley showed 
while her opponent showed pocket twos. After the hand, Shirley is up to 86,000.
while his opponent tabled 
. The flop was 
, pairing Phillips' queen and giving him the lead. The turn was the 
, and Phillips dragged another huge pot. 
, and Hamby asks Krouch, "Are you sure it was a spade and not a club? It's important." 
, the big blind bets 2,200, Krouch calls, and Hamby folds. 
, the big blind checks, Krouch reaches for chips to make a bet, and the big blind folds. Vandy Krouch takes the pot, increasing his stack to about 104,000.
. The flop was 
and survive his all-in
. Einhorn shows 
, and Einhorn wins the pot with two pair, kings and fives, doubling up to about 63,000 in chips.
flop, the big blind checked, and Sabyl Cohen moved all in for her remaining 10,000 from the button. After a long think, the big blind mucked his cards and Cohen dragged a huge pot. 
