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
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$59,784,954
Entries
6,358
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000
Players Left 1 / 6358
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Kirk raised to 7,000 from the button and Scotty said "Okay, I'll call for you baby." Kirk laughed and as they put out the flop asked, "Do you wanna chop?"
The flop and turn were checked around. The board:
.The river was the
. Scotty checked, and Kirk bet out 5,000. Scotty raised that to 25,000. As Kirk leaned back contemplating a call, Scotty told him, "Don't worry, you call, you fold, we still got love, baby."Kirk eventually made the call and showed Scotty
-- good enough, apparently, as Scotty mucked.
and Josephy led out with an 8,000 bet; his opponent called.The turn brought the
and both players checked. Fireworks ensued when the 
fell on the river; Josephy fired out a 25,000 bet and his opponent made the call.Both players went runner-runner to hit their hands, but Josephy's hand was a bit stronger, as he revealed the
for a flush; his opponent showed 
for two pair, before mucking his cards.After the hand, Josephy stacked up 227,000 in chips.
Bruno Fitoussi has A-A and his opponent has
, all in preflop. The river gives his opponent a flush and Fitoussi is down to 115,000.
Alex Michaels raises to 7,200 in middle position and the small blind calls. They check the flop, then on the turn the small blind bets 15,000. Michaels raises to 40,000 and the small blind calls. They check the river and Michaels shows
to the 
of his opponent. Michaels is down to 310,000.
The small blind moves all in with Q-10 and Julian Gardner calls with A-9, all preflop. The board is extremely favorable to Gardner, and he busts his opponent, going up to 130,000.
The idea of "Multiple Day Ones" was dismissed as "absurd" less than a decade ago, but is now a necessary reality that has become part of the norm. The only question these days is "How many Day 1's and 2's will there be?" It will be quite interesting to see the future of this tournament in years to come, with the idea of multiple properties already on the table.
After the hand, Maguire increased his stack to 150,000 while Baker dropped to 160,000.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
