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

07-10-2007 12:58 UTC-7

Sebok Doubles Up

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Joe Sebok moved all-in against a bet from a middle-position player. The player instantly called and turned over {8-Clubs}

while Sebok showed {K-Diamonds}

.

Board: {6-Hearts}

Sebok's kings held up and he's up to 23,000.

Tags: Joe Sebok

07-10-2007 12:58 UTC-7

Montel Williams Eliminated

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Montel Williams raised to 4,500 pre-flop, and got two callers. The flop was {J-Hearts}

. Williams bet 4,000, seat 8 raised to 10,000 and Williams called. The turn was the {J-Spades}

. Williams checked, his opponent bet enough to put him all in and Williams called.

Williams showed {A-Spades}

for the nut flush draw and a gutshot wheel draw, while his opponent tabled 7-7. The river was the {4-Clubs}

, missing his draws and Williams was eliminated.

"Nice hand. Good playing with you all," said Williams as he made a graceful exit.

Tags: Montel Williams

07-10-2007 13:00 UTC-7

Hoyt Corkins Eliminated by Vicky Coren

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Vicky Coren has K-Q, and she catches an ace-high straight on the turn to bust Hoyt Corkins from the Main Event.

Tags: Hoyt Corkins Vicky Coren

07-10-2007 13:03 UTC-7

Alan Smurfit Eliminated

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A player raises from late position to 3,000, Alan Smurfit moves all in from the button for 13,000, and his opponent calls with {A-Clubs}

. Smurfit shows {7-Diamonds}

, and he'll need to improve to survive.

The board comes {A-Diamonds}

, and Smurfit catches a full house on the river, but it's too little, too late as his opponent flopped an ace.

Alan Smurfit, who won his first WSOP bracelet this year, has been eliminated from the Main Event.

Tags: Alan Smurfit

07-10-2007 13:04 UTC-7

Garrett Doubles Up

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Brad Garrett, co-star of the television show Everybody Loves Raymond, has doubled up. Garrett and another opponent were all-in preflop with Garrett holding {A-Clubs}

against his opponent's 7-7. Garrett flopped a jack and his opponent failed to improve. After the hand, Garrett is up to 81,500.

Tags: Brad Garrett

07-10-2007 13:06 UTC-7

Sabyl Cohen's Stack Halved

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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}

. Cohen checked, Avery bet 24,000, Cohen raised all in and Avery called 24,200 more.

Cohen showed {Q-Hearts}

, but Avery had her crushed with {K-Spades}

. 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.

Tags: Gary Avery Sabyl Cohen

07-10-2007 13:08 UTC-7

Joe Sebok Takes a Hit

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Joe Sebok raises from the cutoff to 2,500, and the player on the button calls. The flop comes {K-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.

Tags: Joe Sebok

07-10-2007 13:08 UTC-7

David Levi on the Move

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With 30,000 in the pot on the {10-Diamonds}

flop, David Levi bet out, but got no action. He flashed A-A as he raked in the chips.

Levi's up to 53,000.

Tags: David Levi

07-10-2007 13:09 UTC-7

Blair Eliminates Player

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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.

Tags: Deb Blair