dominating the big blind's 
. The flop was 
and Giordano maintained his lead. The turn was the 
, pairing his ace, but the river was the 
, filling in the big blind's gutshot straight draw and eliminating Giordano.
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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dominating the big blind's . The flop was and Giordano maintained his lead. The turn was the , pairing his ace, but the river was the , filling in the big blind's gutshot straight draw and eliminating Giordano.
There are five levels scheduled to be played, but with 621 players finishing in the money, the staff can't allow the field to drop too low. The money bubble must not be reached until the entire field is playing together on Day Three, or chaos would ensue.
And however many levels are played today *must* be played on Day 2b tomorrow. So if they play five levels today, they must play five levels tomorrow. If they stop after four levels today, they must play four levels (and only four levels) tomorrow.
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
With 89 tables remaining, there are about 800 players left in the field. (All tables are nine-handed from this point forward.)
. He showed 
. The flop was 
and Kim started asking the dealer, "A king! A king!" The turn was the 
and his opponent picked up a straight. Kim had outs for a Broadway straight. The river was the 
. Kim doubled up his opponent as he slipped to under 6,000.
And no, we won't be doing any "Gone With the Wind" puns.
