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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. Sterling shows 
. The board comes
, and Sterling flops a set of aces to win the pot. Evelyn Ng is eliminated from the Main Event.Shortly before that hand, Matt Sterling had eliminated another player when his pocket tens held up against pocket nines.
Matt Sterling is now up to about 127,000.
That cry goes up every few seconds here in the Amazon Room as players continue to bust at a rapid pace. Tables are being broken down as fast as the tournament staff can get there and our field has condensed entirely into one half of this once-packed room. As the playing space shrinks, the aisles are growing more crowded with media and ESPN camera crews weaving through. Some spectators have also been let in to the room (though not nearly as many as they did on the uber-packed Day 1A) and they're lined up two deep on the rail, sweating their friends and family members.
There are approximately 558 players left in the field.
, Alex Melnikow called with 
, and the board came 
. Melnikow won the pot with two pair and doubled up to 280,000.
, Boatman checks, the under-the-gun raiser moves all in, Snowden moves all in over the top, and Boatman calls all in. They show: Under the Gun: A-A
Daniel Snowden:
Ross Boatman:
Snowden leads with a set of jacks, and he has the most chips. Boatman has a diamond flush draw, while the other player is drawing to a single out -- the case ace.
The turn card is the
, and Boatman picks up additional outs with a gutshot straight draw, and he can win with an eight or any diamond but the seven or the deuce. The under-the-gun player is still looking for the last ace, and Snowden wins on any other card. The river card pairs the board with the
, and Daniel Snowden wins the pot with a full house, jacks full of deuces, to eliminate two players in one hand. Ross Boatman is eliminated from the Main Event.
, one player bet 10,000. James Van Alstyne raised to 25,000. His opponent moved all in and Van Alstyne called.Opponent:
Van Alstyne:
The turn was the
and the river was the . Van Alstyne took down the pot, busted his opponent, and increased his stack to 172,000.
. David "The Dragon" Pham fired out 36,000. His opponent went into the tank for a few minutes before he folded. The Dragon raked in the pot and increased his stack to 225,000.
, Ly checks, his opponent bets 6,200, Ly raises to 18,200, and his opponent calls. The turn card is the , Ly moves all in, and his opponent calls for his last 34,000 with for a flush draw and a gutshot straight draw. Minh Ly shows 
for a set of tens. The river card pairs the board with the
, and Minh Ly wins the pot with a full house (tens full of jacks), doubling up to 173,000 and eliminating his opponent.
against , and made top pair when the board came 
, which doubled him up to 42,000.
