Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem Day 2a | 2007 World Series of Poker

07-10-2007 11:50 UTC-8

Berry Johnston Likes Pocket Jacks

Former WSOP Champion Berry Johnston entered the day with 118,500. He added to his stack after he won a pot with {J-Spades}

against an opponent with {9-Hearts}

. Johnston's Jacks held up on a board of {8-Clubs}

. He increased his stack to over 140,000.

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07-10-2007 11:49 UTC-8

Bill Chen Has Been Eliminated

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Bill Chen bet 2,000 and Bruno Fitoussi called. The flop came 4-3-2, Chen pushed all-in and Chen called. Fitoussi had {4-Diamonds}

against Chen's A-Q. The turn and river were blanks, and Chen was eliminated.

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07-10-2007 11:47 UTC-8

James Van Alstyne Takes One from Doug Kim

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On a board of {K-Spades}

with 85,000 in the pot, James Van Alstyne fired out 25,000. Doug Kim called. Van Alstyne showed {7-Spades}

for the 8-high straight. Kim mucked his hand.

Van Alstyne increased his stack to 135K.

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07-10-2007 11:45 UTC-8

Evelyn Ng is Up Early

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Evelyn Ng raises in early position to 3,400, and everyone folds. She flashes aces as she takes the pot, building her stack up to about 78,000.

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07-10-2007 11:45 UTC-8

Joe Hachem makes a raise from the button and the big blind moves all in for 18,000. Joen thinks for a long time and eventually folds. The big blind shows him pocket Kings!

Joe said: "I figured as much, I just keep running into Aces and Kings."

07-10-2007 11:45 UTC-8

Tony G's 100 Million Dollar Wager

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For the fifth day in a row, Nolan has announced that the player to make a royal flush will receive a free massage. The royal flush has been achieved each day and the free massage given. However, Tony G decided to make things interesting today.

"I'll give $100 million to whoever is the first player of the day to beat a royal flush," Tony G joked immediately after Nolan's announcement.

You can join Tony G at the PokerNews Cup this October in Melbourne, Australia. For more details go to PokerNews.com. Click here for more details

07-10-2007 11:40 UTC-8

Montel Williams Chip Mystery Solved

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Tournament Directors Jack Effel and Jimmy Sommerfeld went to the surveillance tapes regarding Montel Williams' missing 5,000 in chips and discovered that the chips were mis-counted before they went into his bag at the end of Day 1. Williams indeed had the correct amount in his bag (15,900) though 20,900 was written on the front and included in the official end of Day 1 chip counts.

Williams was satisfied with the ruling and thanked them for their efforts.

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07-10-2007 11:38 UTC-8

Hachem Takes a Hit

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A middle-position player moves all in for 10,600 and it is folded around to Joe Hachem on the big blind. He goes into the tank and eventually calls, opening pocket nines, but his opponent has pocket Aces! An Ace hits the turn and Hachem is down to 15,000.

07-10-2007 11:38 UTC-8

Montel Williams Likes Trip Aces

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Montel Williams flopped trips with A-3. He raised 4,000 preflop and had one caller. They ended up checking it down to the river. Montel Williams showed A-3 while his opponent mucked.

Williams increased his stack to 31,000.

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07-10-2007 11:37 UTC-8

Cut, Print, Moving On...

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Film director Todd Phillips, who boasts comedy blockbusters like "Old School," "Road Trip," and "Starsky & Hutch" on his resume, enters Day 2 of play with a healthy stack of 119,600. He is seated at Table 77, across from 1983 WSOP Champion Tom McEvoy.

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