2007 World Series of Poker

Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem
Day: 2a
Event Info

2007 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
88
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

Sebok Continues Roller Coaster Ride

Joe Sebok
Joe Sebok
All afternoon Joe Sebok's chip stack has been up and down. Sebok just moved all-in again, after reraising a single opponent. His opponent called and Sebok showed {A-Spades}{J-Clubs} while his opponent showed {J-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}.

Board: {A-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{3-Spades}{2-Spades}{6-Diamonds}

Sebok's hand held up and he's back up to 24,300.

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Joe Hachem Eliminated

2005 WSOP Main Event Champ Joe Hachem
2005 WSOP Main Event Champ Joe Hachem
Joe Hachem raises to 2,700, the small blind calls, and the big blind calls. The flop comes {A-Spades}{10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}, the small blind checks, the big blind bets 12,000, Joe Hachem moves all in, the small blind folds, and the big blind calls with {A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} for two pair, aces and tens, with a queen kicker. Hachem shows {A-Hearts}{8-Clubs} for two pair, aces and tens, with an eight kicker. Hachem is in trouble, and needs to catch an ace, a king, or runner-runner eights to stay alive.

The last two cards come {7-Diamonds}{9-Spades}, and the queen kicker plays.

Joe Hachem, the 2005 WSOP Main Event Champion, is eliminated from this year's event.

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Miami John Cernuto Doubles Through Sabyl Cohen

On a flop of {A-Spades}{J-Spades}{10-Diamonds}, Miami John Cernuto moved all in for 14,300 and Sabyl Cohen called. Cernuto turned over A-9 while Cohen was behind with Q-T. The turn was the {9-Diamonds}, making two pair for Cernuto, but opening up a straight draw for Cohen. However, the river was the {9-Spades}, making Cernuto nines full of aces and he took down the pot.

After the hand, Cernuto was up to 30,000 while Cohen was down to 27,000.

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Table Breaks Creating Rough Tables

There have been so many eliminations this afternoon that it has created a series of new tables. Seats left vacant by eliminated players are filled with players from other tables. As a result, some of these tables have become filled with big stacks and professional players, one of which is table 17:

Joe Sebok - 20,000
Matt Sterling - 168,000
Ken Evanowski - 226,000
Evelyn Ng - 67,000

Talk about a rough table!

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Doug Kim (Straight) Flushed

On a board of {A-Clubs}{10-Spades}{6-Hearts}{J-Spades}, Doug Kim bet 7,000 and his opponent called. The river was the {Q-Spades}. Kim check-called a 6,000 bet. His opponent flipped over {9-Spades}{8-Spades} for a straight flush. Kim mucked his hand but said, "I had a King."

Kim slipped to 18,000.

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Blair Eliminates Player

Deb Blair called an all-in of 11,600 preflop. Blair showed A-6 while her opponent showed 7-7. Blair hit an ace on the flop, then proceeded to make a full house by the river when the board came running sixes.

After the hand, Blair is up to 140,000.

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Joe Sebok Takes a Hit

Joe Sebok
Joe Sebok
Joe Sebok raises from the cutoff to 2,500, and the player on the button calls. The flop comes {K-Clubs}{10-Spades}{8-Clubs}, Sebok bets 4,500, and his opponent calls. The turn card is the {J-Diamonds}, Sebok checks, his opponent bets 13,500, and Sebok folds. His opponent takes the pot.

Sebok was up to about 20,000, but this hand knocks him back down to 13,000.

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Sabyl Cohen's Stack Halved

Over on the ESPN Feature Table, Sabyl Cohen opened the pot for 3,500, Team PokerNews' Gary Avery raised to 13,000 and Cohen called. The flop was {J-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Hearts}. Cohen checked, Avery bet 24,000, Cohen raised all in and Avery called 24,200 more.

Cohen showed {Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}, but Avery had her crushed with {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds}. The turn was the {3-Diamonds}, the river was the {J-Spades}, and Avery doubled up.

Avery apparently has a talent for making balloon animals, and went to work constructing one for Cohen at the conclusion of the hand. He presented her with a heart with a little bear at it's center.

"I double you up, and this is all I get?" chuckled Cohen.

Her stack was down to 42,000 after the hand.

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