Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem Day 3 | 2007 World Series of Poker

07-12-2007 14:41 UTC-7

Kenny Tran = New Chipleader; Andy Philachack Eliminated

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Both players checked the flop of {9-Diamonds}

. The turn was the {J-Clubs}

. Andy Philachack fired out 20,000. Tran raised to 60,000. Philachack re-raised to 120,000. Tran moved all in. Philachack called.

Philachack: {K-Hearts}

Tran:

Philachack had a Jack-high straight with a naked 10. Tran held a higher straight to the queen. The river was the {J-Hearts}

and Tran dragged a monster pot worth over 1 million. That was the biggest pot of the tournament.Tran is the first player to pass the 1 million chip mark. Kenny "The Kid" Tran is currently the chipleader.

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07-12-2007 14:34 UTC-7

Hasan Habib Slips

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Christian Togsverd opened the pot for 10,000, Hasan Habib called and Andrew Gunderson called. The flop was {10-Diamonds}

. Togsverd bet 18,000, Habib called and Gunderson folded. The turn was the {8-Spades}

. Togsverd checked, Habib bet 35,000 and Togsverd called. The river was the {A-Diamonds}

. Togsverd made a very small bet of 20,000 and Habib paid it off. Togsverd turned over {J-Diamonds}

, having turned a straight and Habib mucked.

After the hand Habib was down to 325,000 while Togsverd was up to 290,000.

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07-12-2007 14:31 UTC-7

Gavin Smith Doubles Up

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Jonathan Krela raised to 10,000, Gavin Smith moved all in for 30,000 and Krela called. Smith turned up {K-Diamonds}

and was dominated by Krela's {A-Diamonds}

. The flop was {J-Clubs}

giving Gavin a ray of hope with an open-ended straight draw. The turn was the {9-Spades}

, filling it, and the river was the {J-Hearts}

. Smith took down the pot and doubled up to 80,000.

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07-12-2007 14:27 UTC-7

Powell Doubles Up

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Julian Powell has just doubled up, taking pocket fours against A-Q. His fours hold up and he is back up to 140,000.

07-12-2007 14:27 UTC-7

Nils Ersson Doubles Up

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Nils Ersson, a member of Team Pokernews, called an all-in on a flop of {8-Hearts}

and showed {4-Diamonds}

to his opponent's {J-Clubs}

. His opponent failed to improve and Ersson is up to 325,000.

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Tags: Nils Ersson

07-12-2007 14:24 UTC-7

A Decision Has Been Made

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The situation we mentioned a few posts ago between Raul Lopez and Christiane Klecz has been ruled upon. WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack was called to the table and both Lopez and Klecz were asked how many chips they had before the hand, as well as how many chips of each denomination they had.

The blinds and antes that were paid before the hand were separated out, and when they re-created Klecz's stack from how many of each denomination of chip she said she had it matched with the total amount she said she had before the hand. Lopez's estimated stack did not correspond with the number of chips he said he held, and it was thus determined that Klecz did indeed have Lopez covered, and he was officially eliminated. Lopez still wanted to discuss the issue with the floor (which was of course difficult because he doesn't speak much English) and he was taken aside to continue the conversation.

Caught in the middle of all this were the other players at the table, who had to sit there for 20 minutes while this was sorted out. So it has been decided that they will be able to continue playing at the current blind level during our 20-minute break.

07-12-2007 14:23 UTC-7

Julian Powell Takes a Huge Hit

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Julian Powell raises to 9,000 in late position and the big blind reraises to 31,000. Powell goes into the tank and makes the call. The flop comes 5-7-8. The big blind leads out for 50,000 and Powell moves all in for 200,000 more. The BB goes into the tank for a long time and eventually calls, opening A-7. Powell has pocket Queens. The turn is a blank, but the river brings a repeat 7 and Powell is down to 60,000 in chips.

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07-12-2007 14:23 UTC-7

Lars Kjellgren Eliminated

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Lars Kjellgren shoved with A-10 and he was called by Mimi Tran's 9-9. Tran's hand won the race and she increased her stack to 250,000.

"You don't lose pots, do you?" joked one player.

Tran smiled as she stacked up her chips.

Tags: Mimi Tran

07-12-2007 14:21 UTC-7

"Oh, It's On His Hat!"

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Norm Macdonald playing Event #38 earlier this Series

Chris "The Armenian Express" Gregorian just doubled up on a board of {J-Diamonds}

holding

. After the hand, Norm MacDonald, still lingering the rails here in the Amazon Room, approached one of our reporters and asked, "Is that Chris Gregorian?" Our reporter assured him it was and Norm, still in doubt, asked, "The Armenian Express guy?" Again, our reporter assured him it was, but this time Norm immediately responded, "OH! It's on his hat!".

"Yeah, that's him," our reporter responded. "Are you just messing with me?"

"No, I didn't see it was on his hat."

A few moments later, Norm was overheard telling a floor staff, "That's an awful picture of Jamie Gold," while addressing the giant banner of Bobby Baldwin.

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07-12-2007 14:20 UTC-7

Matt Cohen's Lucky Seat?

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Matt Cohen is sitting at table 77 in seat 7. With a short stack, he's doubled up twice in the last orbit. Both times, Cohen held pocket eights. He doubled through Brent Sheirbon's 5-5 and is now up to 115,000.

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